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Before the arrival of telenovelas and iPods, Cuban cigar rollers (torcedores) used to be entertained by having someone read the newspaper or a book to them.

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Legend has it that one of their favorite books was Alexandre Dumas’ Le comte de montecristo (The Count of Montecristo).

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And this is why the famous cigar is named the Montecristo.

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