VINTAGE TRUE BURLESQUE TELLS ALL THE GLAMOUR THAT WAS NEVER THERE! MOBSTERS, SMOKE-FILLED DUMPS AND LIVING OUT OF A TRUNK. LET'S DANCE!
True Burlesque Cuba pre Revolution
True Burlesque Cuba pre Revolution. Before Castro kicked them out, the mob ran all sorts of burlesque and prostitution in Cuba. Under the corrupt regime of Batista, it became a playground for rich American tourists and a haven for organized crime. Examples here from a rare 1954 Cuban smut magazine from 1954 called Paris-Hollywood. Several years later, the island would be transformed.
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Batista,
Cuba,
Organized Crime Paris-Hollywood.