Ybor City Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Gary R. Mormino
Publication Date
1-20-2010
Date
1983-07-26
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Mary Fontanills, the daughter of Manuel Aparicio, one of the most famous lectors, or readers, in Ybor City's cigar factories. Aparicio came to Tampa when he was fifteen and quickly became a lector; the workers liked his ability to give each character a distinct voice. He was also involved with local theatre groups as an actor, director, and writer. After the factories banned lectors, Aparicio had a radio program and a newspaper, and eventually went to New York, where he worked as a translator for the United Nations. In this interview, Fontanills shares her memories of her father, discusses her own life in Ybor City, and comments on some of Tampa's Latin politicians.
Keywords
Spanish Americans, Cigar Industry, Social life and customs, United Nations, Translators, Lectors
Extent
00:58:08; 26 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.); New York (N.Y.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2010
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
Y10-00019
Recommended Citation
Fontanills, Mary, "Mary Fontanills Oral History Interview" (2010). Ybor City Oral History Project. 16.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_ohp/16
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