Using the term 'guagua' to refer to a bus is characteristic of the Canary Islands and Spanish-speaking countries such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Equatorial Guinea. There is no consensus regarding the origin of the word. Some argue that it comes from Wa & Wa Co. Inc. , the first American factory to export buses to Cuba. However, some lexicographers maintain that its use predates the arrival of Americans to the largest island in the Caribbean.
American Express "At Your Back"
American Express "At Your Back": How One Auto Mechanic Is Empowering Women and Changing Her Community.
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American Express "At Your Back"
Directed by Duncan Sullivan for McGarryBowen and American Express.