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Cloaked in mystery and obscured by legend, Che's charisma and his dedication to worldwide revolution terrified some of the world's most powerful men and led to armies vying to destroy him.

This documentary, featuring extensive historic footage, tells the story of one of the 20th Century's most controversial, yet charismatic icons, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, better known as Che Guevara. A true revolutionary who traveled throughout Latin America observing impoverished conditions of the people, stood side-by-side with Fidel Castro in Cuba, and formed revolutions in the Congo and Bolivia (where he was executed).

Provides background information about Operation Pedro Pan during which over 14,000 children were sent alone from Cuba to America by their parents who wanted to protect them from Castro's regime, and presents interviews with some of those children, now grown, in which they discuss their experiences.

In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

Draws from hundreds of interviews with a wide range of sources to examine the life and career of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and includes four extensive interviews with Castro.

An expose of the CIA's inner workings in Cuba during the 1950s and 1960s reveals the Agency's efforts to halt opposition to Fidel Castro after the Cuban Revolution and install a CIA-friendly figurehead in Castro's position, documenting the contributions of King Ranch proprietor Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and the mysterious disappearance of Camilo Cienfuegos.

Chronicles the life of Fidel Castro through a series of interviews conducted by Ignacio Ramonet, discussing his parents, influences, role in the revolution, and the Bay of Pigs; and provides insight into the leader's opinions on human rights, freedom of the press, and other world leaders, including George W. Bush and Tony Blair.

The author tells about the places he visited and the people he met while on a seven-thousand-mile motorcycle trek throughout Cuba.

Santiago, an aging fisherman who has gone eighty-four days without a catch, battles the sea and sharks to bring home the giant marlin he hooked.