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Tropicana Show – Havana

Its slogan since the 1950s has always been: “paradise under the stars” and it is no coincidence: the open-air, tropical setting of the famous Tropicana Cabaret is just as breathtaking as the shows that take place every evening, a scene with hundreds of dancers descending from stages suspended among the palm trees, lights and colors will take you back to the years of glamour and almost Hollywood-style elegance.

The Tropicana cabaret has a fascinating history: sold by an extravagant noblewoman, queen of the salons, to an entrepreneur who in 1939 dreamed of opening a restaurant / night club that would host 300 people.

The lady, however, set a condition of sale: that not a single palm tree was to be uprooted, so the new owner had to keep as many trees, shrubs and plantations as possible. This historical detail is part of what makes Tropicana so special – the setting is wonderfully lush, with royal palms, mango, cedar trees and a small jungle surrounding the entire club.

The list of celebrities who have sung, danced or performed on the Tropicana stage is long and illustrious: Nat King Cole, Josephine Baker, Libertad Lamarque, Cheo Feliciano, Rita Montaner, Elena Burke, Bola de Nieve.

At the Tropicana tables always sat Édith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Marilyn Monroe, Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy Durante, Rock Hudson, Anthony Quinn, Betty Grable, Ingrid Bergman, Errol Flynn, Pier Angeli, Maurice Chevalier, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Marlon Brando.

In 1992, the American Academy of Industrial Industry awarded Tropicana as the best cabaret in the Americas, giving it the “Best of the Best Five Star Diamond”. It was chosen for its quality and its rich history, with which it has been on stage for over half a century.

An unmissable appointment to relive Cuba’s most splendid era.