Kid Gavilan: The Cuban Hawk by F. Daniel Somrack “Kid Gavilan: The Cuban Hawk” is the story of the rise and fall of one of the greatest boxing champions of all time. Born Gerardo Gonzalez in 1930, he rose from humble beginnings in Camaguey Cuba to become Kid Gavilan, the Welterweight Champion of the World. […]
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LATIN LEGENDS OF BOXING explores the fistic careers of five legendary Latin boxing champions. Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Alexis Arguello, Carlos Ortiz and Kid Gavilan are all part of this collectors edition.
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The following article by F. Daniel Somrack appeared in Cigar Magazine Winter Edition 2000. Dan Somrack with Gregorio Fuentes at Cojimar, Cuba May 2000 Reeling in the Years with Papa Hemingway by F. Daniel Somrack
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F. Daniel Somrack was introduced to Gregorio Fuentes in 1997 at Fuentes’ home in Cojimar, Cuba. Fuentes was a trusted friend and confidant of American writer Ernest Hemingway. From the 1930s until Hemingway’s death in 1961, Gregorio served as the Captain of Hemingway’s fishing yacht “Pilar.” It’s rumored that Fuentes was also the literary model
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