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Cuba's shirtmaker to the stars crafts handmade guayaberas

<p style="text-align: justify;">By: PETER ORSI , Associated Press. Updated: June 20, 2011 - 12:47 PM. HAVANA - Under fluorescent lights and a whirling ceiling fan that is no match for the Havana summer morning heat, Emiliano Nelson Guerra traced a pattern onto a bolt of pink cotton cloth and carefully scissored the edges. Intermittently pulling on a fat cigar, he explained the significance of the "guayabera," the roomy, collared, four-pocketed dress shirts that Cubans wear to look spiffy on this tropical island where neckties are practically extinct. Read More