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The Padrón Story
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Vertical Integration
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News
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The Padrón Story
Our Mission
José O. Padrón
The Hammer Story
Sustainability
Family Foundation
Cigars
Cigar Offering
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Vertical Integration
Media
News
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Padrón: a history in photos
Members of the Padrón family at the Vista Hermosa Farm, Pinar del Río, Cuba, accompanied by visiting Masons in Havana, 1956.
José O. Padrón and Rodolfo Padrón at the Miami factory with Emma Diaz.
Tabacos Cubanica employees, 1970.
1926 Anniversary Serie No. 80
Jorge and José O. Padrón share a moment in Estelí, Nicaragua
Alberto Busto and his wife, Ester, arrive in Miami, and Jose O. Padrón.
The Steamship Covadonga. José O. Padrón sailed on this ship from Spain on November 22, 1961, en route to New York.
Rodolfo Padrón at Padrón Cigars’ offices, Miami, 1973.
The first electric bill was for $50, August 1964.
José O. Padrón, Nicaragua, 1965
Father Francisco Padrón, his brothers Rodolfo and Estelo, and José O. in the middle.
Padrón Cigars first employee holiday bonus.
Some of the Padróns, Jorge, José O., Marcos Soto, Orlando and Rodolfo, at a cigar convention at the Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, 1998.
José O. Padrón inspecting tobacco, 1973.
José O. and Rodolfo Padrón smoking fumas, late 1970s.
Article in the Miami News on Padrón Cigars in Miami, March 1972.
José O. Padrón and Roberto Martínez inspecting the first shipment of Nicaraguan tobacco to the United States, 1967.
Life Magazine, 1971 (left to right) Rodolfo Padrón, Victoriano Méndez, José O. Padrón and Vicente Matilla.
José O. Padrón (center) with father Francisco and brothers Rodolfo and Estelo
José O. Padron - 1970s
Padrón Cigars’ offices in Miami, 1982, showing José Martí’s phrase that would be placed on the building’s façade after several bombings by terrorists.
Party celebrating the eighth anniversary of Padrón Cigars’ founding, Miami, 1972.
José O. Padrón throwing the first pitch at a baseball game celebrating the Padrón family’s support for the people and the community of Estelí, Nicaragua.
José O. Padrón and his brother Rodolfo, enjoying a moment with their father Francisco, during his visit to Miami in 1978.
Padrón Cigars has given a Christmas bonus to its employees every year since the beginning of the tradition in 1964, and continues doing so to this day.
José O. Padrón inspecting Havana-type tobacco plant 65 days after planting and after two leaf cuts.
Making of Padrón Cigars in Miami, 1975.
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