Periódico Casco Antiguo News EDICIÓN 21 · FEB - MAR · 2018 | Page 19

POLO GASTRONÓMICO
EDICIÓN 21 · 2018
L os J aguares
Ismael Ortíz
“El artísta”
Galo Pinto
“El surfista”
Tom Sawyer
“El DJ”
Juan Carlos
Arosemena
“The biker”
T he J aguar it’s anniversary
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elements of international cuisine adapted to the local cuisine, accompanied by a wide range of cocktails,
drinks and excellent wines.
H
ow did the Casa Jag-
uar Project start?
Was there anything
else in that place that you can re-
member? Tell us about it.
We were three partners at that
time. Tom Sawyer, Juan Carlos
Arosemena and I. We were look-
ing for a new location to open
up a new place. Something like
a closed club where we could all
kinds of events: techno, rock and
roll, indie, live music, art exhi-
bitions, etc. One day someone
showed us Billar Central, it was
really messy but that was exactly
what we were looking for.
It was a bohemian place where
you could do almost everything: a
stage, an eating spot, and a Pan-
amanian-like bar. The place was
a little far away, but according to
our research we found out that all
used to focus on Santa Ana, so we
decided to expand it out and let
the Casco Antiguo parties went
over there too.
It has been a year since we
were lucky enough to open up a
new spot, the Onca Room, where
cocktail rooms, workshops and
private events are going to be held.
The location has been a bless-
ing. It was in ruins at first, but
we knew it could be turned into a
wonderful place.
I was in Billar Central before;
I’ve gone to have a drink with my
fellows. People used to play and
have a good time.
You’ve been in this project
during 3 years. In that period
of time, most businesses settle
down. Do you think Casa Jaguar
is already a classic in Casco An-
tiguo?
We do feel Casa Jaguar like
a part of Casco, because tour-
ists want to visit many places. In
that way, Casa Jaguar has al-
ways been an option if you want
very well-known person.
When it comes to me, I’m in
charge of public relations, I like
to share with people and make
them feel comfortable. I’m into
marketing as well: organizing and
promoting events. Each one of us
gives something unique and valu-
able to Casco Antiguo.
Una experiencia diferente que se desenvuelve en ambientes que van desde el moderno salón principal hasta
particulares espacios al aire libre, con innumerables detalles que fusionan lo artístico y lo actual, donde la
música es el elemento que te hará querer revivir la experiencia del Jaguar del Casco.
to drink a beer or have a
cocktail.
Also, the name is an
ear-worm, the Jaguar is
the Panamanian tiger, and
we the owners are Pan-
amanians as well. We
do a lot of events,
so people out there
see Casa Jaguar
like a nice option.
We always try to
have different mu-
sic and artists. We
love Casco and we
like people to have
a good time.
You are five
different partners.
What makes you
a successful team?
Tell us how you
keep that positive
energy.
Certainly, we are dif-
ferent. But we all give our
best. Each one of us fo-
cuses on different things:
the hipster, the creative,
and the crazy aspects.
Another one puts the
yeyé touch. Another
one is an engineer;
he’s been organiz-
ing events in Cas-
co from the Wasabi
times, he’s the one in
charge of the know-
hows of this busi-
ness.
Tom Sawyer al-
ways has the cre-
ative, artistic touch
regarding advertis-
ing. Everyone knows
him, everyone loves
him and hates him,
but at the end he’s a
How did the electronic music
project start?
Onca started because we had
a kind of yard where people used
to listen to electronic music, so
we thought about renting the fon-
da, which had been there for al-
most thirty years. Sadly, they had
to leave. However, that led to the
opportunity of having two music
rooms. Now, Casco has an elec-
tronic music option where you
can eat before you start dancing,
opening from Wednesday to Satur-
day. We organize private dinners
and parties, cocktail nights, and
cocktail workshops to enterprises.
That was a blessing for the bar. We
hope that eventually we will turn
into an entertainment institution in
Panama.
Will Casa Jaguar roar this 4th
year? What can we expect from
you?
On this 4th year, events and
performances from local and for-
eign performances are going to
be better decorated, full of energy,
and we’re going to launch our sou-
venir products from Casa Jaguar,
including t-shirts, hats, and we’re
going to make exhibitions so tour-
ists can buy all of those products.
We want to make an institution out
of our enterprise in order to con-
solidate not only in Panama but
also abroad. We are definitely full
of projects that we hope to please
everyone.
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