by cfcadmin | Sep 14, 2023 | Cuban History
The Castro regime in Cuba beginning in 1961 used profits from drug trafficking to finance the Castro family’s lifestyle, and to promote guerilla warfare in other countries. This short documentary “The Havana Cartel” by Casto Ocando explores this secret history....
by CFC | Sep 7, 2023 | Cuban History
Nobody Listened (1987): Nobody Listened is the work of two filmmakers with strong ties to Cuba. Jorge Ulla, who was born in Cuba and also made Guaguasi in 1983 and Navidades en familia in 1993. Nestor Almendros was born in Barcelona, Spain on October 30, 1930 into...
by CFC | Jan 17, 2019 | Cuban History
A publication of the Cuban Studies InstituteBirth of Fulgencio Batista Ruben Fulgencio Batista y Zaldivar (1901-1973), President of Cuba, 1940-1944 and Strongman, 1952-1958. Born in Banes, Oriente province, on January 16, son of a sugar cane cutter, spent his early...
by CFC | Jun 14, 2018 | Cuban History
“THIS DAY IN CUBAN HISTORY…..”‘ A publication of the Cuban Studies InstituteGeneral Antonio Maceo y Grajales (1845-1896). Cuban mulatto patriot and hero of the Independence War of 1895-1898. Born near Santiago de...
by CFC | Jun 6, 2018 | Cuban History
“THIS DAY IN CUBAN HISTORY…”A publication of the Cuban Studies InstituteGuantanamo Bay, 1898With the U.S. Navy successful blockade of the Spanish Squadron in Santiago, the need for a nearby bay, controlled by the Cuban rebels and U.S. troops for...
by CFC | May 15, 2018 | Cuban History
“THIS DAY IN CUBAN HISTORY…..”A publication of the Cuban Studies InstituteJosé Julián Martí y Pérez (1853-1895), Cuba’s greatest hero and most influential writer. Revolutionary, poet, journalist, and the principal organizer of the Independence...
