{"id":1443,"date":"2025-11-02T13:01:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T13:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?page_id=1443"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:33:57","slug":"photos-romeo-y-julieta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/fotos-geschichte-kubanischer-zigarrenmarken\/fotos-romeo-y-julieta\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos Romeo y Julieta history"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Romeo y Julieta photos show long-gone and partially demolished manufactories that few have ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"The historic logo of the Romeo y Julieta brand. The founder of the brand, Inocencio Alvarez, is said to have found the young man, or more precisely his backside, a little visually offensive.\" class=\"wp-image-1420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1-624x443.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The gallery of <strong>Romeo y Julieta<\/strong> takes the viewer into a world in which passion, romance and craftsmanship merge into an unmistakable expression. It shows the spirit of a brand that has stood for elegance and the finest balance since the 19th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between colonial fa\u00e7ades, old torcedora tables and historic box labels, you can sense the flavour of the era in which literati, aristocrats and connoisseurs discovered the brand's cigars as a symbol of the cultivated art of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For aficionados, this gallery is a silent walk through time and emotion - a visual homage to one of the most poetic brands in the Habanos world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/romeo-y-julieta-history\/\">Read now \ud83d\udc49 Romeo y Julieta story - fascination, love and tragedy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1442.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-1442.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-dark fg-border-medium fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-captions-bottom fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom4 fg-fixed\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1442\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;columnWidth&quot;:250,&quot;gutter&quot;:10}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Churchill.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Winston Churchill, ein wahrer Zigarrenfreund, nach dem zu Recht eine Zigarre oder ein Format benannt ist.\" data-attachment-id=\"1419\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Winston Churchill, a true cigar lover, after whom a cigar or a format is rightly named.\" width=\"250\" height=\"318\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Churchill\/1388270090.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22318%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20318%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Winston Churchill, a true cigar lover, after whom a cigar or a format is rightly named.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das historische Logo der Marke Romeo y Julieta. Der Gr\u00fcnder der Marke, Inocencio Alvarez, soll den jungen Mann, genauer gesagt sein Hinterteil, wohl optisch ein wenig anst\u00f6\u00dfig gefunden haben.\" data-attachment-id=\"1420\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The historic logo of the Romeo y Julieta brand. The founder of the brand, Inocencio Alvarez, is said to have found the young man, or more precisely his backside, a little visually offensive.\" width=\"250\" height=\"178\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Logo-1\/2558998164.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22178%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20178%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The historic logo of the Romeo y Julieta brand. The founder of the brand, Inocencio Alvarez, is said to have found the young man, or more precisely his backside, a little visually offensive.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Shakespeare.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"William Shakespeare hat mit seinem Drama auch die Zigarrengeschichte beeinflusst.\" data-attachment-id=\"1421\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"William Shakespeare also influenced cigar history with his drama.\" width=\"250\" height=\"297\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-0-Shakespeare\/2139357838.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22297%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20297%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">William Shakespeare also influenced cigar history with his drama.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-1-San-Rafael-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die erste Adresse der Marke Romeo y Julieta: auf der Calle San Rafael No.87, in einem kleinen Haus im Stadtteil Centro Habana, wurden die ersten Zigarren gefertigt.\" data-attachment-id=\"1422\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The first address of the Romeo y Julieta brand: the first cigars were made at Calle San Rafael No. 87, in a small house in the Centro Habana neighbourhood.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-1-San-Rafael-1\/1705006727.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The first address of the Romeo y Julieta brand: the first cigars were made at Calle San Rafael No. 87, in a small house in the Centro Habana neighbourhood.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-2-Animas-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Bald schon reichten die Kapazit\u00e4ten nicht mehr. Ein weiterer Standort auf der Calle Animas No.129 kam hinzu. Hier wurden jedoch nicht nur die Zigarren der Marke Romeo y Julieta gefertigt, auch die von Ramon Allones.\" data-attachment-id=\"1423\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soon there was no longer enough capacity. Another site was added at Calle Animas No. 129. However, not only Romeo y Julieta brand cigars were produced here, but also those of Ramon Allones.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-2-Animas-1\/4074273589.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Soon there was no longer enough capacity. Another site was added at Calle Animas No. 129. However, not only Romeo y Julieta brand cigars were produced here, but also those of Ramon Allones.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Ab 1903 unter dem neuen Besitzer Don Pepin wurde eine gro\u00dfe Manufaktur bezogen. Adresse: Calle Belascoain No.2A. Eine gro\u00dfe Fabrik, bestens organisiert mit mehreren hundert Torcedores.\" data-attachment-id=\"1424\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From 1903, under the new owner Don Pepin, the company moved into a large factory. Address: Calle Belascoain No.2A. A large factory, well organised with several hundred torcedores.\" width=\"250\" height=\"327\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-1\/3090999948.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22327%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20327%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">From 1903, under the new owner Don Pepin, the company moved into a large factory. Address: Calle Belascoain No.2A. A large factory, well organised with several hundred torcedores.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Am Giebel des Hauses (heute steht es leider nicht mehr) war deutlich die Zahl 1905 zu lesen. Damals zog die Marke Romeo y Julieta in dieses Haus. Ob es auch das Baujahr des Hauses ist, ist nicht bekannt.\" data-attachment-id=\"1425\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The number 1905 was clearly written on the gable of the house (unfortunately it no longer stands today). At that time, the Romeo y Julieta brand moved into this house. It is not known whether this is also the year the house was built.\" width=\"250\" height=\"224\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-2\/2867385998.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22224%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20224%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The number 1905 was clearly written on the gable of the house (unfortunately it no longer stands today). At that time, the Romeo y Julieta brand moved into this house. It is not known whether this is also the year the house was built.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Der Patio des Hauses, leider erinnerte nichts mehr an die Nutzung des Hauses als Fabrik. In der obersten Etage lebten Don Pepins Hunde, ein M\u00e4nnchen und ein Weibchen, Romeo und Julieta.\" data-attachment-id=\"1426\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The patio of the house, unfortunately nothing reminded us of its use as a factory. Don Pepin&#039;s dogs, a male and a female, Romeo and Julieta, lived on the top floor.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-3\/434019442.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The patio of the house, unfortunately nothing reminded us of its use as a factory. Don Pepin's dogs, a male and a female, Romeo and Julieta, lived on the top floor.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Vom Haus nebendran waren nur noch die Grundmauern erhalten. Dort befand sich bis ca. 1920 die Por Larranaga-Manufaktur. Diese muss pr\u00e4chtig gewesen sein.\" data-attachment-id=\"1427\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Only the foundation walls of the house next door were preserved. The Por Larranaga factory was located there until around 1920. It must have been splendid.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-4\/2403380874.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Only the foundation walls of the house next door were preserved. The Por Larranaga factory was located there until around 1920. It must have been splendid.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Viele Jahre wurde das Haus als Wohnhaus genutzt, obwohl es schon in einem sehr schlechten Zustand war. 2011 wurde es vollst\u00e4ndig abgerissen.\" data-attachment-id=\"1428\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The house was used as a residence for many years, although it was already in a very poor condition. It was completely demolished in 2011.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-5\/427215807.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The house was used as a residence for many years, although it was already in a very poor condition. It was completely demolished in 2011.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-6.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eine Serie der Romeo y Julieta Zigarren benannte Don Pepin nach sich selbst: die Pepines.\" data-attachment-id=\"1429\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Don Pepin named a series of Romeo y Julieta cigars after himself: the Pepines.\" width=\"250\" height=\"86\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-3-Bela-6\/195229629.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%2286%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%2086%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Don Pepin named a series of Romeo y Julieta cigars after himself: the Pepines.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Ich nenne sie gerne die \u201eBlaue Fabrik\u201c: die Manufaktur auf der Calle Belascoin No.862. Erst El Rey del Mundo-, dann Romeo y Julieta-, heute H.Upmann-Fabrik. Ein Geb\u00e4ude, viele Besitzer, viele Marken.\" data-attachment-id=\"1430\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"I like to call it the \u201eBlue Factory\u201c: the factory on Calle Belascoin No. 862, first El Rey del Mundo, then Romeo y Julieta, now the H.Upmann factory. One building, many owners, many brands.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-1\/3897788676.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">I like to call it the \u201eBlue Factory\u201c: the factory on Calle Belascoin No. 862, first El Rey del Mundo, then Romeo y Julieta, now the H.Upmann factory. One building, many owners, many brands.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Von ca. 1960-70 bis ca. 2000 befand sich in diesem Haus die Romeo y Julieta-Fabrik. Danach war es eine Schule f\u00fcr Torcedores.\" data-attachment-id=\"1431\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Romeo y Julieta factory was located in this building from around 1960-70 until around 2000. After that it was a school for torcedores.\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-2\/4203197702.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Romeo y Julieta factory was located in this building from around 1960-70 until around 2000. After that it was a school for torcedores.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das ber\u00fchmte Romeo y Julieta Logo auf dem Fabrikschild: Fabrica de Tabacos, mit offiziellem Namen \u201eAntonio Briones Montoto\u201c (Jede Fabrik in Kuba hat einen offiziellen Namen, der kein Markenname ist, sondern meist einen tapferen K\u00e4mpfer f\u00fcr die Freiheit ehrt.)\" data-attachment-id=\"1432\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The famous Romeo y Julieta logo on the factory sign: Fabrica de Tabacos, with the official name \u201eAntonio Briones Montoto\u201c (every factory in Cuba has an official name, which is not a brand name, but usually honours a brave fighter for freedom).\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-3\/1236402170.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The famous Romeo y Julieta logo on the factory sign: Fabrica de Tabacos, with the official name \u201eAntonio Briones Montoto\u201c (every factory in Cuba has an official name, which is not a brand name, but usually honours a brave fighter for freedom).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Ein Blick in die Galera der Romeo y Julieta Fabrik in der oberen Etage.\" data-attachment-id=\"1433\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A view into the Galera of the Romeo y Julieta factory on the upper floor.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-4\/3744451842.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A view into the Galera of the Romeo y Julieta factory on the upper floor.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Hier der Eingang der Manufaktur, dahinter das pr\u00e4chtige Foyer. Hier im Bild der damalige Direktor der Fabrik Carlos Lazaro Valdes Carballea (rechts) und eine sehr bekannte Torcedora Miltania P\u00e9rez Borges (Mitte).\" data-attachment-id=\"1434\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Here is the entrance to the factory, with the magnificent foyer behind it. Pictured here are the then director of the factory Carlos Lazaro Valdes Carballea (right) and a very well-known torcedora Miltania P\u00e9rez Borges (centre).\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-5\/1894146745.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Here is the entrance to the factory, with the magnificent foyer behind it. Pictured here are the then director of the factory Carlos Lazaro Valdes Carballea (right) and a very well-known torcedora Miltania P\u00e9rez Borges (centre).<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-6.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das Glasfenster \u00fcber dem Eingang zum Gesch\u00e4ft. Diese Casa del Tabaco befindet sich rechts neben dem Fabrikeingang.\" data-attachment-id=\"1435\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The glass window above the entrance to the shop. This Casa del Tabaco is located to the right of the factory entrance.\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-6\/1647468219.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The glass window above the entrance to the shop. This Casa del Tabaco is located to the right of the factory entrance.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-7.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Ein typisches Geb\u00e4ude in Havanna: hohe, schmale Fenster im Erdgeschoss, oft vergittert. Hier die Seitenansicht der Fabrik.\" data-attachment-id=\"1436\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A typical building in Havana: tall, narrow windows on the ground floor, often with bars. Here is a side view of the factory.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-4-Bela-7\/3506705479.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A typical building in Havana: tall, narrow windows on the ground floor, often with bars. Here is a side view of the factory.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die aktuelle Romeo y Julieta Fabrik befindet sich in Havannas Stadtteil Marianao auf der Calle 57, No.13402. Das weltber\u00fchmte \u201eTropicana\u201c ist ganz in der N\u00e4he.\" data-attachment-id=\"1437\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The current Romeo y Julieta factory is located in Havana&#039;s Marianao neighbourhood on Calle 57, No. 13402, with the world-famous \u201eTropicana\u201c nearby.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-1\/3697243034.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The current Romeo y Julieta factory is located in Havana's Marianao neighbourhood on Calle 57, No. 13402, with the world-famous \u201eTropicana\u201c nearby.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Offiziell lautet der Name der Romeo y Julieta Fabrik: Empresa de Tabaco Torcido \u201eCarlos Bali\u00f1o\u201c.\" data-attachment-id=\"1438\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The official name of the Romeo y Julieta factory is: Empresa de Tabaco Torcido \u201eCarlos Bali\u00f1o\u201c.\" width=\"250\" height=\"341\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-2\/3412771975.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22341%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20341%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The official name of the Romeo y Julieta factory is: Empresa de Tabaco Torcido \u201eCarlos Bali\u00f1o\u201c.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Von etwa 1950 bis 2013 war dies die Jose L. Piedra Fabrik. Sie hatte den offiziellen Namen \u201eHeroes del Moncada\u201c.\" data-attachment-id=\"1439\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From around 1950 to 2013, this was the Jose L. Piedra factory. It had the official name \u201eHeroes del Moncada\u201c.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-3\/1442680029.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">From around 1950 to 2013, this was the Jose L. Piedra factory. It had the official name \u201eHeroes del Moncada\u201c.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Auch in der Galera der Romeo y Julieta Fabrik wird flei\u00dfig gearbeitet.\" data-attachment-id=\"1440\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Galera of the Romeo y Julieta factory is also hard at work.\" width=\"250\" height=\"370\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-4\/2451517126.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22370%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20370%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Galera of the Romeo y Julieta factory is also hard at work.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Romeo y Julieta Fabrik ist ein solide gebautes Geb\u00e4ude, wie man an den massiven Holzdecken unschwer erkennen kann. Es ist schwer zu sagen, wann genau es errichtet wurde.\" data-attachment-id=\"1441\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Romeo y Julieta factory is a solidly built building, as you can easily see from the massive wooden ceilings. It is difficult to say exactly when it was built.\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/11\/Romeo-y-Julieta-5-JLP-5\/210265756.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22188%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20188%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Romeo y Julieta factory is a solidly built building, as you can easily see from the massive wooden ceilings. It is difficult to say exactly when it was built.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/romeo-y-julieta-history\/\">Read now \ud83d\udc49 Romeo y Julieta story - fascination, love and tragedy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>External website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romeo_y_Julieta_(cigar)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romeo y Julieta history at Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fotos Die Fotos Romeo y Julieta zeigen l\u00e4ngst vergangene und teilweise abgerissene Manufakruren, wie sie nur wenige je gesehen haben. Geschichte Die Galerie von Romeo&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1915,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1448,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1443\/revisions\/1448"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}