Ex Pat Cuban workers at the Padron Cigar Co. in Miami, Florida hand roll cigars made with Nicaraguan seed tobacco. 1979.

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Piloto Cigars Inc. is a privately held company that produces the Padrón cigar brand from Nicaragua. Commonly known as Padrón Cigars, the company was founded September 8, 1964 in Miami, Florida by Cuba-native José Orlando Padrón. In 1970, Padrón moved the company to Estelí, Nicaragua. Padrón Cigars is managed and curated by three generations of the Padrόn family, under the leadership of José O. Padrón and Jorge Padrón. The company controls all aspects of cigar production, including tobacco growing, sorting, processing, cigar manufacturing, and distribution.

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Location: Little Havana, Miami, Florida
Photo credit: © Ken Hawkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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