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rowing up as a Latino, I remember being in my Grandmother’s kitchen at her restaurant in West Tampa and watching her make various dishes with Sofrito. Wow what an aroma, all from scratch, thanks to Patti Sanchez and her homemade and original “SOFRITO RICO” we can enjoy the real taste of Sofrito like abuela use to make.
Sofrito is a combination of several ingredients, yellow onions, bell peppers, garlic, cilantro, culantro, olive oil, and some water all blended together to make a rich base for cooking added to
your rice, beans, chicken, pork or beef to bring out the best flavor in your favorite Latin meals. Patti puts lots of love into creating her Sofrito Rico and when you taste it you will see why. Unlike some other Sofritos you won’t find all the additives and preservatives in this sofrito, made to order and fresh. Since trying Patti’s Sofrito Rico, we use nothing else in our home, (Shhhh –don’t tell mom!) if you want some of this great cooking base for your home you can contact Patti Sanchez at psr122@ gmail.com Patti will also have a booth at the Multicultural Festival on Saturday, October 8th, 2011 @ The Florida State Fairgrounds –stop by and by a jar! For great recipes, restaurant reviews and directory, please visit our website at: www.Latin-Times.com” www.LatinTimes.com
the Caribbean Carnival, president’s assistant during this I handled the Latin side of the show, travel, flight bookings, etc for several acts, including Daddy Yankee and Shaggy, Carimi, Alison Hinds, and more. As a Manager/Promoter, my artist Mitrix and i have done productions/shows/ concerts with names such as Don Chezina, Zion y Lennox, Voltio, Hector Y Tito, Yomo, J King y Maximan, Baby Rasta y Gringo, and Most Recently Mitrix opened to a sold out crowd in Jacksonville veterans Grupo Mania. For a complete list of artists and models, my website is www. juanelcubano.com.
Name: Juan “El Cubano” Pais: Cuban and U.S. Hometown: Riverview, FL Latin Times: Tell us who you are promoting and who you have worked with in the past? Juan El Cubano: Currently I’m managing and promoting my up and coming singer/songwriter/performer Mitrix, I’ve started his career from the ground up, and we’re currently at number 6 on the local Latin charts. You can listen to his music, or view his bio and pics, and upcoming shows at www.mitrixmusic.com. I’m also promoting my friends Johnny Rivera, Charlie Cruz, and several others. I have some music players set up on my website and work for them as a booking agent/promoter. I recently picked up Model and Actor Ojani Noa, his pics and bio can also be seen on my site. I also worked as
2011 Ybor City Heritage and Cigar Festival Presented by the YBOR CITY MUSEUM SOCIETY Saturday, November 19, 2011 Centennial Park in Historic Ybor City Info: Vienna Fuente @ 813.220.1474 or Email: info@ oursmokinevents.com
Latin Times: In your life, who is your inspiration and hero? Juan El Cubano: My inspiration or hero has to be my father. He created a business on his own at age 18,in 1971, turned it into a million dollar business, was the Main Tile and Marble company for Custom home builders such as Hanna Bartoletta, and many others, and reached the point to almost bankruptcy with our current economic state. He never filed, never gave up, and is currently rising to the top again!! He just completed 70,000 square feet of wall tile at the airport, and he’s currently finishing up a McDonalds, he did the Pinellas county Courthouse, and many big projects! So I guess for an immigrant to enter legally, become a citizen, make a successful business, then lose it to the housing flop, step back and regroup to a commercial contractor, and emerge on top, in my book that’s a fighter!!! And my hero!!!
showing a blooming talent and love for music. Emigrating from the combined local sounds and his caribbean style of music, forming his own style of urban fusion! Born Jorge Ricardo Santana, MITRIX was introduced to music at a young age, when he would do shows for his family members,
Signed to Juan “El Cubano” Promotions, you can read more about MATRIX or to listen to some of his music and view his pics, visit www. juanelcubano.com