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Ya chupó faros
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CHUPO-FAROS
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There is a fam
ous saying in México that is used in re
f
erence to someone who has died.
It
goes, “Ya c
hupó
faros y se fue al ci
elo”.
In Englis
h it ro
ughly means “He smoked his last Faro and
went to Heaven” leavi
ng no doubt that t
he poor
guy met his final destiny a
nd passed o
n to a new horizon. The na
me “Faro” means “
Lighthouse” and it is the nam
e o
f
one of the old
est and best known brands of cigarettes in Mexico. In days
gone
by it was
an “economical”
unfiltered cigarette that was favored by the comm
on
worker, not so
much because i
t was a good smoke, but mainly because it wa
s strong an
d cheap. In f
act, Faros were so strong that they were wrapped i
n ric
e paper that h
ad been sweetened
with
sugar to make them more palatable and
they were associated w
ith a hoars
e voice
and an inevitable cough. Needless to sa
y that the people who smok
ed Faros w
ere not
planning to live a particularly lo
ng life. Black ink on white short sleeve 100% cotton tee.
Longer and slimmer cut tees (Canvas Brand).
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