Second-Hand Woes

February 23, 2024 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Cuba

With Lafonda senior away, we shortly learned the important role she played during our frequent visits. She was the gatekeeper. The matriarch. Crucially, she also kept the rest of the family at bay from our belongings... Now that Lafonda senior wasn’t here, and with post-Covid Cuba a wasteland, Pablito and Edmundo sensed riches.

We were at their mercy.

Tony Montana (part 1)

July 02, 2018 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Cuba

He introduced himself as Tony Montana, an ugly grin on his face. “Say hello to my little friend,” he quipped.

I smiled politely.

“You ‘ave seen Scarface?” he asked, unsure by my reaction.

“Claro,” I said. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse,” I effortlessly mimicked, quoting another famous line.

Tony was unmoved.