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After Rodriguez's death in 1954 at 88 years of age and the revolution and subsequent nationalization of the tobacco industry, the brand was moved to La Romana in the Dominican Republic, where production of a Romeo y Julieta cigar for the American market continues today under the direction of Altadis U.S.A. The Cuban government nationalized the ...
Romeo y Julieta cigarettes is a Cuban brand of cigarettes, currently owned by the Franco-Spanish company Altadis, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco and manufactured by Habanos SA and BrasCuba. [1] The brand is named after the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet .
Romeo y Julieta can refer to: The Spanish name for the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Romeo y Julieta, an Argenti based on the play; Romeo y Julieta (cigar), two brands of Cuban and Dominican cigars; Romeo y Julieta (cigarette), a brand of Cuban cigarettes; Romeo and Juliet, a Mexican film
William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.The cast of characters also includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters such as Friar Laurence and the Chorus.
In 1996, the role was played by Pete Postlethwaite in Romeo + Juliet. The West Side Story character Doc fills a similar role to Friar Lawrence; Doc was played by Ned Glass. In the 2021 version, that role was rewritten for Rita Moreno as Doc's widow. The role of Friar Laurence in Romeo & Juliet (2013 film) was played by Paul Giamatti.
Tybalt (/ ˈ t ɪ b ə l t /) is a character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is the son of Lady Capulet's brother, Juliet's short-tempered first cousin, and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert / Tybalt "the prince of cats" in the popular story Reynard the Fox, a point of mockery in the play.
Rockin' Romeo & Juliet (2006); musical film in which Romeo is a modern rock star wooing Juliet with his singing ability; directed by David McGaw (USA) Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey's Tale (2006); fictional-documentary in which two monkeys from rival cliques fall in love; directed by Karina Holden (Australia) Guca!
The zombie-romantic comedy film Warm Bodies (2013) and Isaac Marion's 2010 novel on which it is based draw numerous parallels to Romeo and Juliet, from the characters' names, relationships, and professions [R(omeo), Julie(ette), M(arcus/Mercutio), Perry (Paris), and Nora (the nurse)], to the balcony scene, to the to-the-death feud that is ...