His boxy Russian-made car is one of an estimated 100,000 that were imported to the Caribbean island during the Cold War.
Over the years, the fleet of Ladas arrived in Cuba as a means around the decades-long US economic embargo on the island.
Now, amid a crippling fuel crisis and a dire economic outlook, the island's leadership has again turned to its old ally, Russia, for help.
For Jorge, it's been a constant struggle to keep his car on the road - spare parts are scarce and expensive. Now, even filling the tank with petrol has become a days-long ordeal. At the height of the crisis, the queues of cars at the petrol pumps stretched for several city blocks. Eventually, the state had to organise the hordes of waiting drivers into WhatsApp groups. A state employee would take down your contact details and issue a number. When it was eventually your turn to fill up, you'd be contacted to come to the garage.
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