The Republic of Cuba, simply known as Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean Sea, situated south of Florida, USA, east of Mexico, north of Jamaica and west of Haiti. It is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC).
References in the Grand Theft Auto Series[]
3D Universe[]
- Little Havana is a neighborhood of the Vice City, Florida, and is inhabited by immigrants from Cuba, owing to its relatively short distance from Vice City in Florida. The district is itself based on the real life district of Little Havana in Miami. It is the territory of the Cubans and their leader Umberto Robina, who migrated from Cuba along with his father Alberto Robina, the founder of Café Robina.
- Other known members of the Cuban gang include Rico, Pepe, Hilberto, Carlos, Fernandez, Juan, Ronaldo and Joaquin Noff.
- An airline called Aviacion Cubana appears in an advertisement around Escobar International Airport.
- Radio Espantoso's music line-up in both Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories mostly features Cuban artists, including Benny Moré, Mongo Santamaría, and Irakere.
- Some of the paramedics in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City speak in a distinctly Cuban accent.
- One of the callers into the radio talk show I Say/You Say states: "Boy, I can't imagine what those guys are like in the bedroom, but I'm sure it's a bit like the Bay of Pigs!", referring to the failed invasion of Cuba that happened in Baja de los Cochinos (also knows as Bay of Pigs) in Cuba.
HD Universe[]
- Little Havana is a neighborhood of Vice City, Leonida, mentioned in Grand Theft Auto IV and appearing in Grand Theft Auto VI. It is inhabited by immigrants from Cuba.
- Ernesto Asaltacunas, a pitcher for the Liberty Swingers, was born in Santa Clara, Cuba.
- 69 Brand is a tobacco company that specializes in Cuban cigars.
- Some food cart vendors in Liberty City and Alderney are Cuban.
- The Cuban 800 is named after the country.
- Fidel Castro is mentioned in an advertisement for Righteous Slaughter 7.
- Soldiers in Fort Zancudo will sometimes directly reference the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.
- Guantanamo Avenue in Bohan is named after Guantanamo Bay.
- Both the Cuban peso and the Cuban convertible peso are amongst the currencies listed on the www.iwillsurviveitall.com website.
