Singer at Tropicana Show, Havana, Cuba

Singer at Tropicana Show, Havana, Cuba Ríos Szalay, Adalberto, photographer still image graphic still image Digital photographs-Color-2000-2010. xxu 2005 monographic 2005-09-10 eng 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Publication may be restricted. For information see "Tres Ríos photograph collection," Title, date, notes, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cabaret Tropicana was built in 1939 in the Havana neighborhood of Marianao. Once considered a risk taken by an entrepreneur who decided to open a restaurant with night club entertainment with a capacity for at least 300 visitors. At the time many considered his idea unfeasible yet today Cabaret Tropicana is on of Havana's most popular tourism venues. Tropicana, The most spectacular of the cabarets to open sky. A unique place in the world to enjoy the music and the Cuban and Caribbean folklore in all their color, musicality and rhythm. Tropicana Cabaret is located in vibrant forest with large majestic trees, such as Royal Palms, Mamoncillos, Mango trees, Cedar and many others, giving the theater its cool tropical feeling. Nat King Cole, Josephine Baker, Libertad Lamarque, Cheo Feliciano, Rita Montaner, Elena Burke and Bola de Nieve and many other celebrities were amongst the many stars who have appeared on Tropicana's illustrious stage. Performances are conducted right under the stars of Havana's night sky. Note in Spanish: Cabaret Tropicana fue construido en 1939 en el barrio habanero de Marianao. Una vez considerado un riesgo asumido por un empresario que decidió abrir un restaurante con entretenimiento de discoteca con capacidad para al menos 300 visitantes. En ese momento muchos consideraron inviable su idea, pero hoy Cabaret Tropicana es uno de los lugares turísticos más populares de La Habana. Tropicana, El más espectacular de los cabarets a cielo abierto. Un lugar único en el mundo para disfrutar de la música y el folclore cubano y caribeño en todo su colorido, musicalidad y ritmo. Tropicana Cabaret está ubicado en un bosque vibrante con árboles grandes y majestuosos, como palmas reales, mamoncillos, árboles de mango, cedro y muchos otros, que le dan al teatro una sensación tropical fresca. Nat King Cole, Josephine Baker, Libertad Lamarque, Cheo Feliciano, Rita Montaner, Elena Burke y Bola de Nieve y muchas otras celebridades se encuentran entre las muchas estrellas que han aparecido en el ilustre escenario de Tropicana. Las actuaciones se llevan a cabo justo bajo las estrellas del cielo nocturno de La Habana. Purchase; Adalberto Rios Szalay; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:144). Afro-Caribbean Cabarets Marianao Night clubs Singers Tropicana Costumes Dancers Dancing Shows Tropical Cuba Havana LC-DIG-ppbd- 04025 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppbd.04025 Tres Rios photograph collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2022646281 2022687226 LC-DIG-ppbd-04025 DLC aacr dcrmg DLC 221011 20250607120057.8 22886753 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng