Alachua County Republican Party meeting will feature interview with local man who was imprisoned in Cuba after the Bay of Pigs invasion

Press release from Alachua County Republican Party

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Members of the Alachua County Republican Party will be hosting an interview with Jose “Pepe” Tomeu on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Freedom Auditorium, 7600 NW 5th Place, Gainesville FL 32607.

Pepe Tomeu joined the “Bay of Pigs” invasion as a teenager to take back Cuba from Communist Fidel Castro. The mission failed, and Tomeu was captured, becoming a communist POW and spending two years in prison. He not only survived but thrived in America following his release. Tomeu went on to start a pest control business, pioneering the use of dogs in termite detection. He was also inducted into the Senior Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2018.

The sit-down interview will be conducted by party Chairman Tim Marden and is free and open to the public, but seating is limited to the first 100 people. The interview will be filmed for an as-yet-to-be-named documentary.

“I think his up-close-and-personal experience is compelling, and we want to tell his story so others don’t follow this path. He sees many of the same things happening here in America that he saw before Castro took over. He is a story of triumph and perseverance. People will love him,” says Chairman Marden

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