El sombrillero de la Habana. Oficios de Cuba
El sombrillero de la Habana
Sentado en el piso en un portal de La Habana, Juan Pablo se gana la vida reparando sombrillas desde hace 15 años. Oficios de Cuba.
Sentado en el piso en un portal de La Habana, Juan Pablo se gana la vida reparando sombrillas desde hace 15 años. Oficios de Cuba.
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00:00 You are in the family.
00:02 You are in the family.
00:14 A job that he has sought.
00:17 Shadow repairman.
00:20 Look at him, how he repairs the umbrella.
00:29 You can bring him the umbrella all broken,
00:32 all broken,
00:34 that he converts the umbrella in its originality,
00:37 original as it is.
00:39 It was already an umbrella that the client brought it
00:42 because it was broken.
00:44 What did she have? What did she have?
00:46 All the rod,
00:48 he had to change all the rod,
00:51 the baton,
00:53 three covers,
00:56 because it is for a man who cannot catch,
00:59 cannot catch this,
01:01 many rays of the sun,
01:04 and he had to change
01:07 the rod, the baton,
01:10 and the three covers,
01:13 make the adaptation to the three covers.
01:16 In other words, he adapted three covers
01:19 to be able to, look, family,
01:21 one,
01:23 two,
01:25 he put three covers to protect the man
01:27 who cannot catch the rays of the sun
01:29 because it hurts his skin.
01:32 Look, how many years have you been doing your job?
01:35 I've been doing it for about 15 years.
01:40 15 years repairing the umbrella.
01:42 So you are famous.
01:44 Yes.
01:46 And now you are going to be more famous
01:48 when we report you for Cuban DNA.
01:50 And in the family, do you only do that job?
01:52 Not only.
01:55 And how much do the umbrellas cost?
01:57 That depends on the size of the umbrella.
02:01 200,
02:06 that's one.
02:08 Look at this one,
02:10 this umbrella that I'm repairing here,
02:13 the price is 3.70.
02:15 Yes, because you are making it new.
02:17 Yes, and the price is 3.70.
02:19 And how do you have the pieces for when you
02:23 don't have the resources?
02:25 Those pieces come here and they sell them to me.
02:28 I have to buy them.
02:30 They bring me the broken umbrellas
02:32 and I buy them.
02:34 I buy the pieces.
02:37 I have to buy all of this myself.
02:39 And I pay a license.
02:41 You pay a license?
02:43 I pay a license, if I didn't have it,
02:45 I could be sitting here.
02:47 How much do you have to pay the government?
02:49 I have to pay the government for the repair of the umbrella.
02:52 I have to pay them 250 pesos.
02:55 Monthly.
02:57 And you have to pay the social insurance?
02:59 The social insurance, which is 300.
03:01 Whether you work or not, you have to pay.
03:04 Whether I work or not, I have to pay.
03:06 And you are providing for yourself,
03:08 the food and all the things you need
03:12 with your work, of course.
03:14 Well, most of the things, no.
03:16 Because today,
03:20 they have a great value.
03:24 So,
03:26 almost everything, no.
03:28 But well, to survive,
03:30 more or less,
03:32 I have to pay.
03:34 We are going to report for ADN Cuba.
03:36 What is your name?
03:38 Juan Pablo.
03:40 Everyone calls me the Umbrella Man.
03:42 The Umbrella Man.
03:44 Thank you very much.
03:46 We are reporting for ADN Cuba.
03:49 Family, family.
03:50 The gentleman, with all his dignity,
03:52 is looking for his job.
03:54 He is.
03:56 Reporting for ADN Cuba.
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