My father used to say: it must end once
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Julio Muñoz (Chavez) was born in Habana, Cuba on 27 March 1961 as one of eight children to parents Felicia Chavez Ochito and Pedro Pablo Muñoz Garcias. He grew up in a modest background in the quarter of San Miguel del Padron. His father supported the family – he distributed corn. His father was imprisoned several times during Julio´s childhood and teenage years. With his brother´s help, he sailed from Mariel Port to the USA in 1981. Julio´s mother and part of his family gradually followed him. Julio became a guest worker within the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and came to Czechoslovakia in 1979. He found himself in the Svit hall of residence in the then Gottwaldov without knowing the language and culture. He overcame a difficult beginning and trained to become a shoemaker. He returned to Cuba with his Czech wife and daughter after four years. He has lived in the Czech Republic since 1987. He also worked as a translator and was an entrepreneur after 1990. His two brothers live in Cuba, and the rest of the family lives in the USA.
