"Slapped Actress", "The Cattle And The Creeping Things" and "Most People are DJs". JJ Grey & MOFRO references Ybor City in a song of that title on their album Orange Blossoms. Literature Ybor City natives Jose Yglesias and Ferdie Pacheco have each written several books and stories set in their hometown. Most notably, Yglesias' debut novel is entitled A Wake in Ybor City, while Pacheco's memoir of his early life is called Ybor City Chronicles. Anna in the Tropics, the winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama written by Nilo Cruz, is set in the cigar factories of Ybor City. Ybor City and Tampa are prominently featured in the novels Live by Night and its sequel World Gone By by Dennis Lehane. Ybor City and the greater Tampa Bay area is the setting for the novel Only Dangerous In The Breeding Season by John Callaghan. Film The 2016 film Live by Night (based on the books of Dennis Lehane) is centered on an Ybor City bootlegger who becomes a notorious gangster during Prohibition. The crime drama was written, directed, and co-produced by Ben Affleck, who also played the starring role. Although the movie is almost entirely set in Tampa during the early 1930s, much of it was shot in and around Brunswick, Georgia due to movie production tax incentives offered by the state of Georgia and the town's proximity to Affleck's home. Ybor City-inspired signage and decorations were added to buildings in downtown Brunswick, and several new buildings based on locations in Tampa were constructed on empty lots to add to the "fake Ybor City" setting. Television In 2016, the Ad Council and the non-profit Love Has No Labels produced a public service announcement promoting diversity and inclusion starring John Cena that used Ybor City as a backdrop for a commercial which premiered on July 4, 2016 to coincide with Pride Month. The PSA promotes the importance of acceptance of all communities, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. See also Channelside Downtown Tampa Hyde Park SoHo Tampa Heights, historic neighborhood bordered to the northwest West Tampa, historic district a few miles northwest with similar Cuban roots. References Bibliography External links Burgert Brothers Ybor Collection An interactive map of Ybor City where historic photos were taken by the Burgert Brothers. Ybor City Development Corporation Ybor City Chamber of Commerce La Gaceta newspaper “Ybor City: Cigar Capital