The Habanos Festival Culminates Its XXII Edition With the Gala Evening Dedicated to the 145th Anniversary of The Romeo y Julieta Brand
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HAVANA, Mar. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--
- The event welcomed 1,200 guests and hosted the Habanos Awards as well as the
traditional Humidors Auction
- The famous singer Gloria Gaynor performed in the final evening concert,
marking a glittering end to the XXII Habanos Festival
The XXII Habanos Festival culminated this edition with the Gala Evening,
marking a glittering end to a week packed with activities for lovers of the
world's best tobacco, arriving from 60 different countries around the globe.
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In this year's edition of the traditional Humidors Auction five humidors from
some of the most prestigious Habanos brands were auctioned, together with
a special humidor donated by Simon Chase family to Habanos. The auction has
raised the historic amount of 4.270.000 Euros with all proceeds going entirely
to the Cuban Public Health System. For the first time in this traditional
auction a humidor from the Cohiba brand reached 2.400.000 Euros.
The Gala Evening paid tribute to the 145th Anniversary of the Romeo y Julieta
brand, presenting its three new vitolas in a new line, Línea de Oro. Attendees
had the chance to taste, exclusively, the three new vitolas that make up the
brand's most Premium line: Hidalgos (57 ring gauge x 125 mm length), Nobles
(56 ring gauge x 135 mm length) and Dianas (52 ring gauge x 145 mm length).
Throughout the evening, held in Pabexpo in the city of Havana, over 1,200 guests
enjoyed an outstanding musical line-up headed by the famous international artist
and pop icon, Gloria Gaynor, as well as other performances including Camerata Guido
Lopez and the Maestro Patterson Orchestra, Director of the Cuban Radio and Television Orchestra. In addition, there were artistic performances including the Company led by
Santiago Alfonso, winner of the 2006 Cuban National Dance Award, and the great
Vengsay Valdes, Director and first dancer of the Cuban National Ballet.
The closing ceremony also hosted the Habanos Awards with Alexander Avellar
receiving the prize in the Communication category, Jean Claude Reichling
winning the award in the Business category and Servilio Jesús Córdova Torres
in the Production category, respectively.
Also, the winning couple of aficionados of the III Habanos World Challenge International
Contest were Tarek Gamaye and Fabi Hammad, from the United Arab Emirates.
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SOURCE: HABANOS SA
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