Author: Alexis Martin

I'm a first-generation Cuban immigrant. I have a passion for everything Cuba. I love to share our culture and my expertise in the world-famous Guayabera Shirt. On December 18, 2002, I sold my first Cuban Guayabera shirt online. I fell in love with the process and the fact that this is a business, you always have to be willing to learn. Many things have changed since then, new software services, new concepts. At Mycubanstore.com, we had been able to ride different market waves. We are always humbled and grateful for this privilege of building a future in this great country.

Cuba 1994

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the subsidies, the Cuban government found himself in a complicated situation. In Cuba, the government had to increase rationing, and it was hard to find food. The black market prices skyrocketed. The situation in the country was very volatile. The “special period” was at […]

Cuba’s Youth Sparking a Revolution?

Guantanamo Bay 1994 – 1995

Alexis Martin is a risk-taker. In 1994, he and nine other Cubans left the island in an improvised boat, destination: Florida.The 35-year-old Martin was born in a small countryside town in Matanzas, Cuba. From 1986 to 1990, he studied computers and electronics in Havana. However, Martin dreamed of a life that could never happen for […]

Cuba: Waiting for a Revolution

A day in Havana

We waked up in Havana on December 22, 2010. We are happy to be with our family and had planned our day to run some errands and visit the “Acuario Nacional” (National Aquarium). We get into my father’s car, a 1952 Chevy. The car looks pretty good, and it runs, not well, but it did […]