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Mario Cartaya - Journey Back Into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints

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Reclaiming a Faded Past: Mario Cartaya’s Journey Back to Cuba

In this episode, host Terry Shepherd speaks with acclaimed architect and author Mario Cartaya about his memoir, Journey Back Into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints.

Fleeing Cuba at age eight after his father’s life was threatened, Mario suppressed his childhood memories for 56 years. After returning to the island, which he describes as being like a clock that stopped in 1959, he experienced a profound psychological reunion with his past.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The Escape: Why his family had to leave Cuba in September of 1960 and the psychological encapsulation that locked away his memories.
  • The Return: The powerful moment on a Havana balcony where his Cuban and American lives finally reunited.
  • Architecture & Identity: How childhood toys, like an erector set and a toy crane, shaped his successful career as an architect.
  • A Message of Peace: The importance of finding inner peace and his hopes for a free, transparent, and democratic Cuba with a capitalist economy.

About Our Guest:Mario Cartaya is an author and the founder of an acclaimed architectural firm in Fort Lauderdale. His work and life achievements have been entered into the United States Congressional Record.

Connect with Mario Cartaya:

  • Website: MarioCartaya.com 

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