With a Stroke of the Chaveta.

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FilmPublisher number: 11947096 | KanopyPublisher: New Day Films, 2007Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Francisco Águila Medina, Grisel Valés Lombillo, Odalys lara Reyes, Zoe Primo NocedoSummary: WITH A STROKE OF CHAVETA takes viewers into the legendary cigar factories of Cuba to witness the survival of the collective reading of literature while “tabaqueros” roll cigars. We learn how through "la lectura de tabaquería" cigar workers have been entertained, educated, and maintained a sense of class solidarity. Current day cigarmakers tell us they can’t imagine a workplace without their beloved “lectores.

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Francisco Águila Medina, Grisel Valés Lombillo, Odalys lara Reyes, Zoe Primo Nocedo

Originally produced by New Day Films in 2007.

WITH A STROKE OF CHAVETA takes viewers into the legendary cigar factories of Cuba to witness the survival of the collective reading of literature while “tabaqueros” roll cigars. We learn how through "la lectura de tabaquería" cigar workers have been entertained, educated, and maintained a sense of class solidarity. Current day cigarmakers tell us they can’t imagine a workplace without their beloved “lectores.

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