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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Viola and Orsino are characters from the Shakespeare play ''[[Wikipedia:Twelfth Night|Twelfth Night]]''. Viola, and her brother Sebastian, arrive in Orsino's lands after they are shipwrecked, often depicted during a storm; this may be a reference to [[Hurricane Fernand]], which is covered in the article the advertisement is placed under.
 
* Viola and Orsino are characters from the Shakespeare play ''[[Wikipedia:Twelfth Night|Twelfth Night]]''. Viola, and her brother Sebastian, arrive in Orsino's lands after they are shipwrecked, often depicted during a storm; this may be a reference to [[Hurricane Fernand]], which is covered in the article the advertisement is placed under.
* Although the brand is named for ''Twelfth Night'', the logo depicts a scene more similar to the famous [[Wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet#The balcony scene|balcony scene of ''Romeo and Juliet'']].
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* The brand is a reference to the Cuban cigar brand [[Wikipedia:Romeo y Julieta (cigar)|Romeo y Julieta]].
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* Although the brand is named for ''Twelfth Night'', the logo depicts a scene more similar to the famous [[Wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet#The balcony scene|balcony scene of ''Romeo and Juliet'']]. This is likely due to the reference to the real-world brand, which also depicts the balcony scene in its logo.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 01:31, 19 April 2019

Viola y Orsino

Advertisement in the Havana Sun

Viola y Orsino (Spanish: Viola and Orsino) is a Cuban cigar company. They run ads in the local Havana Sun newspaper. Its logo depicts an omnic climbing a ladder to greet a human woman on her balcony.[1]

Trivia

  • Viola and Orsino are characters from the Shakespeare play Twelfth Night. Viola, and her brother Sebastian, arrive in Orsino's lands after they are shipwrecked, often depicted during a storm; this may be a reference to Hurricane Fernand, which is covered in the article the advertisement is placed under.
  • The brand is a reference to the Cuban cigar brand Romeo y Julieta.
  • Although the brand is named for Twelfth Night, the logo depicts a scene more similar to the famous balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet. This is likely due to the reference to the real-world brand, which also depicts the balcony scene in its logo.

References