Jimmy Quiroga, a renowned Cuban goldsmith known as the "jewelry magician," is achieving success with his talent in the United States, marking the latest chapter in a family story and legacy that began in Galicia, Spain, took root in Havana, Cuba, and has flourished in Miami, Florida, since 1960.
Quiroga told Telemundo that he arrived in the United States at just six months old, a country where he has forged a successful path in the jewelry-making industry, standing out for his ability to transform each piece into a work of art.
With the collaboration of his wife Vivian Quiroga, a trained lawyer who joined the family business, Jimmy Quiroga Designs preserves a legacy that spans three generations.
He recounted that, since his childhood, working alongside his father, he developed a love for design and jewelry making that today is reflected in each of his works.
"I spent my entire life alongside my father. Back then, he would open up on Saturdays because, since we manufactured for the company’s jewelry line, I would come with him and he would let me play with the stones and design and create," he said to Telemundo.
At the workshop Jimmy Quiroga Designs, located in Miami, one can find photographs that attest to the rich history of the Quiroga family, where each client receives personalized attention to bring their wishes to life.
For him, every piece is a work of art, and his mission is clear: to bring his clients' dreams to life, transforming their personal stories into a unique treasure.
Her creations, such as wedding rings, symbolize the continuity of generations and the joy of life's most important moments.
"One of the things I love most is making wedding rings, because they always bring so much happiness to people, and for me, that is divine," she noted.
But in the art of creating this type of jewelry, there is also another source of happiness: “I made rings for my clients, and now I’m making rings for their children. I’m witnessing two different generations, and I have the joy of being able to do this,” he emphasized.
Jimmy and Vivian have transformed their workshop into a space where tradition, art, and family come together, perpetuating a legacy that began in Europe and now shines brightly in Miami.
Cubans often find outside their homeland the opportunity to achieve professional fulfillment.
Two Cuban women living in Tampa, Florida, who have been in the United States for just two years, embarked on the adventure of starting a food truck. They have shared their experience on social media to inspire fellow compatriots.
One of them, who also serves as the “host” in each episode published on TikTok (@lacalientefoodtruck), explained that this story is one of overcoming challenges: “After just two years in the United States, we started our own food truck business in Tampa.”
Ariel Valdés Pinto, originally from Mayajigua, Sancti Spíritus, is winning accolades in Tenerife with a guarapo made from sugarcane that he cuts himself in the traditional way: with a machete.
He sells his guarapo (sugarcane juice) both plain and with lime, mint, passion fruit, prickly pear (a superfood), and rum.
In the videos he shares on TikTok, this Cuban farmer explains that he cuts sugarcane at seven in the evening so that it arrives fresh the next day at his guarapo stand in Tacoronte, a municipality in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the island of Tenerife, one of the seven archipelagos that make up the Canary Islands.
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