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Art, Tradition at Cuba Cigar Fest  

The tradition of the Cuban cigar and its related art and history are being discussed Thursday in conferences at the 10th World Habano Festival in Havana.

Today's agenda includes conferences by experts on interesting issues like the architecture of tobacco factories, women's participation in production and history and a conference on how to roll a cigar.

As part of this stage, a group of Cuban academics linked to cigars talked with participants of the quality of the island's cigar and its cultural values.

Musicians like Leo Brouwer and Chucho Valdes, actors Jose Antonio Rodriguez and Rogelio Blain, and painter Nelson Dominguez, all of international prestige, attended the talk. . . .

Brouwer, musical arranger, composer and orchestra director, said he started smoking cigars at the age of 10

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