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As tensions rose between the United States and Cuba, Castro nationalized important industries within Cuba. Premium cigars were among those nationalized and many Cuban tobacco-growing families lost everything and fled to the US, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras to rebuild. Hand Rolled follows their decades-long struggle to reestablish themselves in uncertain Latin American economies. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Last Dictator of Cuban 07:18 Tampa 10:09 Cigar Culture 14:03 Convoluted Regulation 19:53 It All Begins with the Seed 23:44 The Robainas: Weathering the Storm 27:56 1960s-1970s Rebuilding in the New World 36:04 1980s A Steady Decline 44:05 Cigar Moment: Stamp in Time 47:37 1990s Crazy Boom 55:13 The Survivors 58:35 The Transformation 1:03:37 The Great Cuba Debate 1:05:49 The 2000s Old Traditions in the New World 1:17:38 The Crossroads 1:27:08 First Cigar