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Published September 20, 2016 Updated July 11, 2023

El Aguila

Naipes ‘El Aguila’ with flamboyantly dressed court figures made in Mexico by La Cubana S.A., c.1975.

1975 Mexico La Cubana El Aguila Art & Design Fashion & Costume Add to Collection

Naipes ‘El Aguila’ made in Mexico by La Cubana S.A., c.1975, with flamboyantly dressed court figures.

Naipes ‘El Aguila’ made in Mexico by La Cubana S.A., c.1975 Naipes ‘El Aguila’ made in Mexico by La Cubana S.A., c.1975 Naipes ‘El Aguila’ made in Mexico by La Cubana S.A., c.1975

Above: Naipes ‘El Aguila’ made in Mexico by La Cubana S.A., c.1975

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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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