cuba

A biographical novel about Antonio Chuffat, a Chinese-African-Cuban messenger boy in 1870s Cuba who became a translator and documented the freedom struggle of indentured Chinese laborers in his country.

A young African-Cuban girl is sent to live with her aunt and cousins after the death of her mother and begins to write letters to her deceased mother telling of the misery, racial prejudice, and mistreatment at the hands of those around her.

A humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale in which a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

Presents a bilingual biography of Jos? Mart?, who fell in love with the natural beauty of his native Cuba at a young age. At that time, Cuba was a Spanish colony and slavery was the law of the land. Witnessing the cruelties of slavery on a sugar plantation, Mart? pledged to use his writing to advocate for Cuban independence in order to stop slavery. Declared an enemy of Spain by age seventeen, Mart? was compelled to flee, traveling the world before settling in New York City. However, being away from Cuba made him sick until a doctor ordered him to travel the Catskill Mountains, and the beauty of the land once again inspired him to fight for freedom for all men and women.

Escaping from Nazi Germany to Cuba in 1939, a young Jewish refugee dreams of finding his parents again, befriends a local girl with painful secrets of her own, and discovers that the Nazi darkness is never far away.

"He stood defiantly at the center of some of the worst crises of the Cold War. After over 40 years of rule, he remains one of the most controversial political figures of all time. Join Biography for revealing portrait of Fidel Castro, the last great communist leader. Through rare archival footage and personal interviews, this extraordinarily insightful program explors the life, rise, and rule of this iconically bearded, cigar-smoking Cuban leader known to many as El Comandante.".

A biography of Cuban revolutionary and head of state, Fidel Castro, which looks at his childhood, how he became a hero to Cuba, how he led Cuba, and more.

Examines the life and career of Celia Cruz, the twentieth-century Cuban singer known around the world as the "Queen of Salsa.".

A young Cuban boy and his family fix up the family car for a trip to Havana and enjoy the amazing sights along the way until they reach their Abuelo's house.

Discusses the heroic actions and experiences of Roosevelt's Rough Riders and the impact they made during times of war or conflict.