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Orlando Tobon
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Orlando Tobon

Orlando Tobón was an associate producer of and played himself in the Oscar-nominated film Maria Full of Grace. After Tobón came to the United States in 1968 at the age of seventeen with sixteen dollars in his pocket, he worked at a variety of jobs before earning a degree in accounting and starting Orlando Travel. He has been featured in The New York Times and Time magazine. He lives in Jackson Heights, where he continues to work out of his travel agency and aid immigrants.Orlando Tobón llegó a los Estados Unidos a los diecisiete años de edad con un puñado de dólares en el bolsillo. Antes de licenciarse en contabilidad y establecer la... Read full bio

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Frugal immigrants keep US VHS cassette market alive
Qatar Tribune, October 21, 2012
...technology? Those old cassettes do just fine. “The immigrant very much values what they did not have,” said Orlando Tobon, a leader in the Colombian community of Jackson Heights, Queens, who runs a travel agency and tax-preparation office. “And...
Hispanic Heritage Week: Resident Helps Both His Queens Community And His Homeland Of Colombia
NY1, October 4, 2012
...to build a community both here and his native country. NY1's Jon Weinstein filed the following report. Orlando Tobon's been a fixture in the Jackson Heights community for more than 40 years. But a large part of his heart goes out to the people in...