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{{infobox gang
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|name = [[File:Flag of Cuba.png|26x26px|link=Cuba]]<br />Cubans / Los Cabrones
 
|image = Cuban gang (GTAVC).jpg
 
|image = Cuban gang (GTAVC).jpg
|caption = Members of the "[[Cubans]]" in GTA Vice City.
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|caption = Members of the "Cubans" in ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''.
 
|game = VC
 
|game = VC
 
|game2 = VCS
 
|game2 = VCS
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|gangname = Cubans
|locations = [[Little Havana]]
 
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|aka = Los Cabrones <small>(''GTA Vice City Stories'')</small>
 
|locations = [[Little Havana]], [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]]
 
|leader = [[Umberto Robina]]
 
|leader = [[Umberto Robina]]
|type = Street gang
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|type = Cuban-American street gang
|enemies = [[Haitians]]<br>[[Cholos]]<br>[[Sharks]]<br>[[Patrol Invest Group]]
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|enemies = [[Haitians]]<br>[[Cholos]]<br>[[Sharks]]<br>[[Patrol Invest Group]]<br>[[Vice City Bikers]] (if they attack them)
|affiliations = [[Vance Crime Family]]<br>[[Vercetti Gang]]
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|affiliations = [[Vance Crime Family]]<br>[[Vercetti Gang]]<br>[[Trailer Park Mafia]]
|colors = unknown
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|colors = Various
|cars = [[Cuban Hermes]]
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|cars = [[Cuban Hermes]]<br>[[Voodoo]]<br>[[Perennial]]<br>[[Cuban Jetmax]]<br>[[Sparrow]]
|weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Katana]]<br>[[Tec9]]<br>[[Ruger]]
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|weapons = [[Pistol]]<br>[[Katana]]<br>[[Tec-9]]<br>[[Mac 10]]<br>[[Uzi]]<br>[[Ruger]]<br>[[M4]] (used by Rico)
 
|businesses = Cocaine trade
 
|businesses = Cocaine trade
|fronts = [[Café Robina]]
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|fronts = [[Little Havana]]<br>[[Café Robina]]
|members = [[Umberto Robina]]<br>[[Alberto Robina]]<br>[[Rico]]<br>[[Pepe (GTA VC)|Pepe]]<br>[[Hilberto]]<br>[[Carlos]]<br>[[Fernandez]]<br> [[Juan]]<br>[[Ronaldo]]<br>[[Joaquin Noff]]
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|members = [[Umberto Robina]]<br>[[Alberto Robina]]<br>[[Rico]] {{Status|D2=y}}
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[[Pepe (GTA Vice City)|Pepe]] {{Status|D2=y}}
|name = Los Cabrones}}
 
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[[Hilberto]]{{Status|D2=y}}
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[[Carlos]] {{Status|D2=y}}
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[[Fernandez]] {{Status|D2=y}}
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[[Juan]] {{Status|D2=y}}
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[[Ronaldo]] {{Status|D2=y}}
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[[Joaquin Noff]]
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}}
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The '''Cubans''', also known as '''Los Cabrones''', are a Latin street gang in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''.
   
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==Description==
The '''Cubans''', also known as '''Los Cabrones''', are a Cuban street gang in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. In both games they are led by [[Umberto Robina]] and are based in the [[Little Havana]] district of [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]. Cubans are considered the prominent gang in the southern end of the mainland, considering that they defeated the Cholos.<ref>http://vicecity.ucoz.net/index/grand_theft_auto_vice_city_gangs_information/0-101</ref>
 
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In both games, the Cubans are led by [[Umberto Robina]] and are based in the [[Little Havana]] district of [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]].
   
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Cubans are considered to be the prominent gang in the southern end of the [[Vice City Mainland]], considering that they defeated both the [[Cholos]] and the [[Haitians]].
==1984==
 
[[Image:Cubans-GTAVCS-members.png|thumb|left|The Cubans as seen in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]
 
In [[1984]] the Cubans are known as the Los Cabrones and are in conflict with a Mexican street gang named the [[Cholos]], over control of Little Havana. Umberto Robina employs [[Victor Vance|Vic Vance]] to aid him in his fight against the Cholos. Umberto Robina asked Victor to prove his worth to his gang by [[Nice Package|picking up a package]] from [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown]] in a race with [[Hilberto]], [[Carlos]], [[Fernandez]], [[Ronaldo]] and other Cuban gang members.
 
   
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The gang serve as one of the player's allies in both games they appear in.
Vic then begins to work with the Cubans, which includes [[Balls|killing various Cholos gang members who are causing havoc in Little Havana]], and [[Papi Don't Screech|picking up Alberto Robina]] from the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] to avoid a possible abduction and/or murder. The Cubans eventually win the war with the Cholos after [[Havana Good Time|stealing their weapons supply and destroying the warehouse]] they had been stored in.
 
   
==1986==
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==History==
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===Events of ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''===
By [[1986]], the Cubans found themselves in a war with the [[Haitians]]. Umberto Robina contacts and employs [[Tommy Vercetti]] to aid him in the war with the Haitians. After completing a [[Stunt Boat Challenge|boat challenge]] with [[Rico]], Tommy begins to help Cubans against the Haitians. Following this, Tommy Vercetti helps [[Cannon Fodder|steal a van full of drugs]], [[Naval Engagement|killing various Haitians for two briefcases]] and [[Trojan Voodoo|blowing up a factory owned by the Haitians]].
 
 
[[Image:Cubans-GTAVCS-members.png|thumb|left|Los Cabrones in ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'']]
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In [[1984]], the Cubans are known as the Los Cabrones and are in conflict with a Mexican street gang named the Cholos over control of Little Havana. According to [[MeTV]], this wasn't the first time the Cubans had been involved in gang warfare and there were many more wars before the current one.
   
 
Umberto Robina employs [[Victor Vance|Vic Vance]] to aid him in his fight against the Cholos. Umberto Robina asked Victor to prove his worth to his gang by [[Nice Package|picking up a package]] from [[Downtown (Vice City)|Downtown]] in a race with [[Hilberto]], [[Carlos]], [[Fernandez]], [[Ronaldo]] and other Cuban gang members.
Tommy Vercetti is, however, also working for [[Auntie Poulet]], the leader of the Haitians. Auntie Poulet drugs Tommy with her Juju Juice and has him [[Juju Scramble|collect three briefcases]] before the authorities, [[Bombs Away!|blow up boats and Cuban gang members using a remote controlled plane]] and [[Dirty Lickin's|killing various Cuban gang members in a fight]] between the Cubans and Haitians. Auntie Poulet eventually tells him that she no longer needs his services.
 
   
 
Vic then begins to work with the Cubans, which includes [[Balls|killing various Cholos gang members who are causing havoc in Little Havana]], and [[Papi Don't Screech|picking up]] [[Alberto Robina]] from the [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] to avoid a possible abduction and/or murder. The Cubans eventually win the war with the Cholos after [[Havana Good Time|stealing their weapons supply and destroying the warehouse]] they had been stored in.
Tommy eventually returns to working for Cubans, and helps them destroy a Haitian [[Haitian Drug Factory|drugs factory]] in Little Haiti. The final result of the war between Cubans and the Haitians is unknown. Umberto Robina and Cuban gang members also treat Tommy Vercetti as an equal, with Umberto once saying: "Tommy, to us, you Cuban".
 
   
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In 1984, their outfits were more simple, usually wearing polo shirts or short sleeved shirts, slacks and sporting a mustache or stubble.
Cuban gang members are either seen wearing white sleeveless shirts with a japanese symbol and writing, red bandanas and jeans, or a fedora hat, light yellow shirts and black pants. They are armed with [[Pistol|9mm]] pistols.
 
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===Events of ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''===
 
By [[1986]], the Cubans found themselves in a war with the [[Haitians]]. Umberto Robina contacts and employs [[Tommy Vercetti]] to aid him in the war. After completing a [[Stunt Boat Challenge|boat challenge]] with [[Rico]], Tommy begins to help the Cubans fight the Haitians. Following this, Tommy Vercetti helps [[Cannon Fodder|steal a van full of drugs]], [[Naval Engagement|kills various Haitians for two briefcases]] and [[Trojan Voodoo|blows up a factory]] owned by the Haitians.
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Tommy Vercetti is, however, also working for [[Auntie Poulet]], the leader of the Haitians. Auntie Poulet drugs Tommy with her Juju Juice and has him [[Juju Scramble|collect three briefcases]] before the authorities, [[Bombs Away!|blow up boats and Cuban gang members using a remote controlled plane]] and [[Dirty Lickin's|kill various Cuban gang members in a fight]] between the them and the Haitians. Auntie Poulet eventually tells him that she no longer needs his services.
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Tommy eventually returns to working for the Cubans, and helps them destroy a Haitian [[Haitian Drugs Factory|drugs factory]] in Little Haiti. The final result of the war between the Cubans and the Haitians is unknown. Umberto Robina and Cuban gang members also treat Tommy Vercetti as an equal, with Umberto at one point saying: "Tommy, to us, you Cuban".
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Cuban gang members are either seen wearing white sleeveless shirts with a Japanese symbol and writing, red bandanas and jeans, or a fedora hat, light yellow shirts and black pants in Vice City. They are armed with [[Pistol|9mm]] pistols.
   
 
==Mission Appearances==
 
==Mission Appearances==
'''GTA Vice City Stories'''
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===''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''===
*[[Nice Package]]
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*[[Guardian Angels]]
*[[Balls]]
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*[[Supply & Demand]]
*[[Papi Don't Screech]]
 
*[[Havana Good Time]]
 
'''GTA Vice City'''
 
*[[Two Bit Hit]]
 
 
*[[Stunt Boat Challenge]]
 
*[[Stunt Boat Challenge]]
 
*[[Cannon Fodder]]
 
*[[Cannon Fodder]]
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*[[Dirty Lickin's]]
 
*[[Dirty Lickin's]]
 
*[[Trojan Voodoo]]
 
*[[Trojan Voodoo]]
*[[The Fastest Boat]]
 
   
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===''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''===
==Trivia==
 
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*[[Nice Package]]
*The outfit worn by Cuban gang members in GTA Vice City is another of the game's numerous references to the TV series ''Miami Vice'' -- their clothes are based on a prominent extra seen in the show's pilot episode, in the scene where Rico Tubbs first arrives at Miami International Airport. The clothing worn by the Cuban's rivals, the [[Haitians]], is based on another extra walking alongside the first.
 
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*[[Balls]]
*The Cubans are the only gangs in two games to not be hostile at players.
 
 
*[[Papi Don't Screech]]
 
*[[Havana Good Time]]
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*[[Blitzkrieg Strikes Again]]
   
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==Members and Associates==
==Cuban-American discrimination controversy==
 
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===Members===
The third version of GTA Vice City had all references to the Cuban and Haitian people removed, (along with a number of other trademarks), in response to Cuban and Haitian groups in the [[United States]], who threatened to use action against [[Rockstar Games]], on the basis that they were being discriminated against. This is why in GTA Vice City Stories the gang is referred to as Los Cabrones as opposed to simply "The Cubans," as they were in GTA Vice City. Los Cabrones literally means "The Assholes" in Spanish.
 
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*[[Umberto Robina]] - [[Gang Leaders|Boss]]
==References==
 
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*[[Rico]] ([[Trojan Voodoo|Determinant]])
<references/>
 
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*[[Pepe]] ([[Trojan Voodoo|Determinant]])
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*[[Hilberto]] ([[Nice Package|Determinant]])
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*[[Carlos]] ([[Nice Package|Determinant]])
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*[[Fernandez]] ([[Nice Package|Determinant]])
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*[[Juan]] ([[Nice Package|Determinant]])
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*[[Ronaldo]] ([[Nice Package|Determinant]])
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*[[Joaquin Noff]]
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*[[Cuban 1]]
   
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===Associates===
{{Gangs}}
 
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*[[Alberto Robina]] - Umberto's father
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*[[Victor Vance]] (formerly)
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*[[Lance Vance]] (formerly)
   
 
==Cuban-American Discrimination Controversy==
 
The 10th anniversary version of ''GTA Vice City'' had all references to the Cuban and Haitian people removed, (along with a number of other trademarks), in response to Cuban and Haitian groups in the United States who threatened to use action against [[Rockstar Games]], on the basis that they were being discriminated against. This is also why in ''GTA Vice City Stories'' the gang is referred to as Los Cabrones as opposed to simply "The Cubans", as they were in ''GTA Vice City''. Los Cabrones literally means "The Bastards" in Spanish.
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Oddly enough, in the 10th anniversary version of ''GTA Vice City'', unlike the [[Haitians]], the name Cubans wasn't censored within the game dialogues and subtitles.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="270px">
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Cuban Gangster Inspiration-Miami Vice.png|The extra (right) that serves as the inspiration for one of the gangsters' models in ''GTA Vice City''.
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DiazGangCubans-GTAVC.png|The Cubans meeting [[Diaz' Gang]] before a [[Haitians|Haitian]] ambush in the mission [[Guardian Angels]] in ''GTA Vice City''.
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</gallery>
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==Trivia==
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*The Cubans are likely based on the {{WP|Marielitos (gangs)|Marielitos}}, the name of numerous gangs who were descended from refugees who came to the United States during the {{WP|Mariel boatlift}}, and were active in the 1980s.
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*Cuban gang members will still engage in gun fights against the [[Vercetti Gang]], but will not attack Tommy himself.
 
*The outfit worn by Cuban gang members in ''GTA Vice City'' is another of the game's numerous references to the TV series ''{{WP|Miami Vice}}''—their clothes are based on a prominent extra seen in the show's {{WP|Brother's Keeper (Miami Vice)|pilot episode}}, in the scene where {{WP|Ricardo Tubbs|Rico Tubbs}} first arrives at {{WP|Miami International Airport}}. The clothing worn by the Cuban's rivals, the [[Haitians]], is based on another extra walking alongside the first.
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*The Cubans are the only gang seen in ''GTA Vice City Stories'' to not have empire sites, probably because they are allies with the Vance Crime Family. They never attack each other and will even talk with Vance gang members if their groups are ever walking by each other in Little Havana.
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*Even though the Cubans are allied with Victor Vance, they still attack him if he attacks them or carjacks a Cuban Hermes with a member inside.
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*It is possible that the Cubans can achieve "Least Favorite Gang" status in the game's stats if the player kills many members of them. If they reach this status, they will attack Victor on sight. They are referred to as "Umberto's guys" in the stats.
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*The Cubans have two true arch-enemies: the Cholos and the Haitians. They will immediately attack each other on sight if they meet on the streets in both games.
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*It is interesting to note that in ''GTA VCS'', when the "Pedestrians Riot" cheat is activated, the Cubans are the gang that will attack the player the most despite being allies with them. Other gangs in the game will only attack him if he targets them.
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==Navigation==
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[[ar:الكوبيين]]
 
[[es:Cubanos]]
 
[[es:Cubanos]]
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[[ru:Кубинцы]]
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[[fr:Cubains]]
 
[[Category:Gangs]]
 
[[Category:Gangs in GTA Vice City]]
 
[[Category:Gangs in GTA Vice City]]
 
[[Category:Gangs in GTA Vice City Stories]]
 
[[Category:Gangs in GTA Vice City Stories]]
[[Category:Latino Gangs]]
 
 
[[Category:Street Gangs]]
 
[[Category:Street Gangs]]
[[Category:Gangs]]
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[[Category:Latino Gangs]]

Latest revision as of 03:07, 17 March 2024

The Cubans, also known as Los Cabrones, are a Latin street gang in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Description

In both games, the Cubans are led by Umberto Robina and are based in the Little Havana district of Vice City.

Cubans are considered to be the prominent gang in the southern end of the Vice City Mainland, considering that they defeated both the Cholos and the Haitians.

The gang serve as one of the player's allies in both games they appear in.

History

Events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Cubans-GTAVCS-members

Los Cabrones in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

In 1984, the Cubans are known as the Los Cabrones and are in conflict with a Mexican street gang named the Cholos over control of Little Havana. According to MeTV, this wasn't the first time the Cubans had been involved in gang warfare and there were many more wars before the current one.

Umberto Robina employs Vic Vance to aid him in his fight against the Cholos. Umberto Robina asked Victor to prove his worth to his gang by picking up a package from Downtown in a race with Hilberto, Carlos, Fernandez, Ronaldo and other Cuban gang members.

Vic then begins to work with the Cubans, which includes killing various Cholos gang members who are causing havoc in Little Havana, and picking up Alberto Robina from the Hyman Memorial Stadium to avoid a possible abduction and/or murder. The Cubans eventually win the war with the Cholos after stealing their weapons supply and destroying the warehouse they had been stored in.

In 1984, their outfits were more simple, usually wearing polo shirts or short sleeved shirts, slacks and sporting a mustache or stubble.

Events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

By 1986, the Cubans found themselves in a war with the Haitians. Umberto Robina contacts and employs Tommy Vercetti to aid him in the war. After completing a boat challenge with Rico, Tommy begins to help the Cubans fight the Haitians. Following this, Tommy Vercetti helps steal a van full of drugs, kills various Haitians for two briefcases and blows up a factory owned by the Haitians.

Tommy Vercetti is, however, also working for Auntie Poulet, the leader of the Haitians. Auntie Poulet drugs Tommy with her Juju Juice and has him collect three briefcases before the authorities, blow up boats and Cuban gang members using a remote controlled plane and kill various Cuban gang members in a fight between the them and the Haitians. Auntie Poulet eventually tells him that she no longer needs his services.

Tommy eventually returns to working for the Cubans, and helps them destroy a Haitian drugs factory in Little Haiti. The final result of the war between the Cubans and the Haitians is unknown. Umberto Robina and Cuban gang members also treat Tommy Vercetti as an equal, with Umberto at one point saying: "Tommy, to us, you Cuban".

Cuban gang members are either seen wearing white sleeveless shirts with a Japanese symbol and writing, red bandanas and jeans, or a fedora hat, light yellow shirts and black pants in Vice City. They are armed with 9mm pistols.

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Members and Associates

Members

Associates

Cuban-American Discrimination Controversy

The 10th anniversary version of GTA Vice City had all references to the Cuban and Haitian people removed, (along with a number of other trademarks), in response to Cuban and Haitian groups in the United States who threatened to use action against Rockstar Games, on the basis that they were being discriminated against. This is also why in GTA Vice City Stories the gang is referred to as Los Cabrones as opposed to simply "The Cubans", as they were in GTA Vice City. Los Cabrones literally means "The Bastards" in Spanish.

Oddly enough, in the 10th anniversary version of GTA Vice City, unlike the Haitians, the name Cubans wasn't censored within the game dialogues and subtitles.

Gallery

Trivia

  • The Cubans are likely based on the Marielitos, the name of numerous gangs who were descended from refugees who came to the United States during the Mariel boatlift, and were active in the 1980s.
  • Cuban gang members will still engage in gun fights against the Vercetti Gang, but will not attack Tommy himself.
  • The outfit worn by Cuban gang members in GTA Vice City is another of the game's numerous references to the TV series Miami Vice—their clothes are based on a prominent extra seen in the show's pilot episode, in the scene where Rico Tubbs first arrives at Miami International Airport. The clothing worn by the Cuban's rivals, the Haitians, is based on another extra walking alongside the first.
  • The Cubans are the only gang seen in GTA Vice City Stories to not have empire sites, probably because they are allies with the Vance Crime Family. They never attack each other and will even talk with Vance gang members if their groups are ever walking by each other in Little Havana.
  • Even though the Cubans are allied with Victor Vance, they still attack him if he attacks them or carjacks a Cuban Hermes with a member inside.
  • It is possible that the Cubans can achieve "Least Favorite Gang" status in the game's stats if the player kills many members of them. If they reach this status, they will attack Victor on sight. They are referred to as "Umberto's guys" in the stats.
  • The Cubans have two true arch-enemies: the Cholos and the Haitians. They will immediately attack each other on sight if they meet on the streets in both games.
  • It is interesting to note that in GTA VCS, when the "Pedestrians Riot" cheat is activated, the Cubans are the gang that will attack the player the most despite being allies with them. Other gangs in the game will only attack him if he targets them.

Navigation

[ ve ]Gangs in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Mafia FamiliesForelli Crime Family
Drug CartelsVercetti Gang | Vance Crime Family | Diaz' Gang | Mendez Cartel VCS | Gonzalez' Crew VCS
Street GangsCubans | Haitians | Streetwannabe's | Trailer Park Mafia VCS | Cholos VCS
Motorcycle ClubsVice City Bikers | White Stallionz VCS
OthersPatrol Invest Group | Leaf Link Golfers | Mexican Arms Dealers | Juan Cortez' Goons | Shoppers | European Gang | Costa Rican Gang | Counterfeit Syndicate | Hitmen VCS | Vice City Triads*
* denotes mentioned only

VCS denotes introduced in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


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