Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and state socialist reforms were implemented throughout society. Born in Birán, Oriente, the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Castro adopted leftist and anti-imperialist ideas while studying law at the University of Havana. After participating in rebellions against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic and Colombia, he planned the overthrow of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista, launching a failed attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953. After a year's imprisonment, Castro traveled to Mexico where he formed a revolutionary group, the 26th of July Movement, with his brother Raúl Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Returning to Cuba, Castro took a key role in the Cuban Revolution by leading the Movement in a guerrilla war against Batista's forces from the Sierra Maestra. After Batista's overthrow in 1959, Castro assumed military and political power as Cuba's Prime Minister. The United States came to oppose Castro's government and unsuccessfully attempted to remove him by assassination, economic blockade, and counter-revolution, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961. Countering these threats, Castro aligned with the Soviet Union and allowed the Soviets to place nuclear weapons in Cuba, resulting in the Cuban Missile Crisis – a defining incident of the Cold War – in 1962. Adopting a Marxist–Leninist model of development, Castro converted Cuba into a one-party, socialist state under Communist Party rule, the first in the Western Hemisphere. Policies introducing central economic planning and expanding healthcare and education were accompanied by state control of the press and the suppression of internal dissent. Abroad, Castro supported anti-imperialist revolutionary groups, backing the establishment of Marxist governments in Chile, Nicaragua, and Grenada, as well as sending troops to aid allies in the Yom Kippur, Ogaden, and Angolan Civil War. These actions, coupled with Castro's leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1979 to 1983 and Cuba's medical internationalism, increased Cuba's profile on the world stage. Following the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991, Castro led Cuba through the economic downturn of the "Special Period", embracing environmentalist and anti-globalization ideas. In the 2000s, Castro forged alliances in the Latin American "pink tide" – namely with Hugo Chávez's Venezuela – and formed the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas. In 2006, Castro transferred his responsibilities to Vice President Raúl Castro, who was elected to the presidency by the National Assembly in 2008. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fidel Castro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Isihloko: Fidel Castro
  • Ukuthandwa: 4.856
  • Yaziwa ngokuba: Acting
  • Usuku lokuzalwa: 1926-08-13
  • Indawo yokuzalelwa: Birán, Cuba
  • Iphepha lasekhaya:
  • Kwaziwa njenge: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
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Fidel Castro Iimuvi

  • 2018
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    Karl Marx und seine Erben

    Karl Marx und seine Erben

    7 2018 HD

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  • 1974
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    La Société du spectacle

    La Société du spectacle

    6.7 1974 HD

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  • 2003
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    Comandante

    Comandante

    6.5 2003 HD

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  • 2020
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    537 Votes

    537 Votes

    7.1 2020 HD

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  • 2002
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    Balseros

    Balseros

    6.3 2002 HD

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  • 1960
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    Yanki No!

    Yanki No!

    6.3 1960 HD

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  • 2004
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    Looking For Fidel

    Looking For Fidel

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1967
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    Loin du Vietnam

    Loin du Vietnam

    6.9 1967 HD

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  • 1974
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    Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait

    Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait

    6.9 1974 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Man Who Saved the World

    The Man Who Saved the World

    7 2012 HD

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  • 2010
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    CUBA: Defending Socialism, Resisting Imperialism

    CUBA: Defending Socialism, Resisting Imperialism

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2016
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    Historien ska frikänna mig

    Historien ska frikänna mig

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2015
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    Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire

    10 2015 HD

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  • 1984
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    Тревога. Раздумья старого человека

    Тревога. Раздумья старого человека

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

    The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files

    5 1999 HD

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  • 2021
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    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    7.7 2021 HD

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  • 1973
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    ...Y el cielo fue tomado por asalto

    ...Y el cielo fue tomado por asalto

    6 1973 HD

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  • 1970
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    Fidel Castro no Rio de Janeiro, 1959

    Fidel Castro no Rio de Janeiro, 1959

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2020
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    I Am Jackie O

    I Am Jackie O

    8.667 2020 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    7.8 2005 HD

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  • 1961
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    ¡Cuba Sí!

    ¡Cuba Sí!

    7.6 1961 HD

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  • 2022
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    El caso Padilla

    El caso Padilla

    7 2022 HD

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  • 1971
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    Fidel

    Fidel

    4 1971 HD

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  • 1996
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    Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

    Soviet Union: The Rise and Fall - Part 2

    1 1996 HD

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  • 2023
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    Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

    Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

    7.3 2023 HD

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  • 2000
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    Kubánske otázniky

    Kubánske otázniky

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1972
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    Compromiso con Chile

    Compromiso con Chile

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1973
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    Chile, el gran desafío

    Chile, el gran desafío

    1 1973 HD

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  • 2019
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    Laboratory Greece

    Laboratory Greece

    8 2019 HD

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  • 2011
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    Memorias del Desarrollo

    Memorias del Desarrollo

    5.8 2011 HD

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  • 2012
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    El Alcalde

    El Alcalde

    5.8 2012 HD

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  • 1986
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    Acta General de Chile

    Acta General de Chile

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1977
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    CBS Reports: The CIA's Secret Army

    CBS Reports: The CIA's Secret Army

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1991
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    JFK

    JFK

    7.6 1991 HD

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  • 1970
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    Revolution's Daughter

    Revolution's Daughter

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2006
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    638 Ways to Kill Castro

    638 Ways to Kill Castro

    5.6 2006 HD

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  • 2008
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    La Rabbia di Pasolini

    La Rabbia di Pasolini

    7.2 2008 HD

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  • 1986
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    Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt

    Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt

    1 1986 HD

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  • 2022
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    Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

    9 2022 HD

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  • 2016
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    Franco and Fidel: A Strange Friendship

    Franco and Fidel: A Strange Friendship

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2021
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    История одной командировки

    История одной командировки

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

    The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

    8.5 2022 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Fog of War

    The Fog of War

    7.7 2003 HD

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  • 2005
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    Soy Cuba, o mamute Siberiano

    Soy Cuba, o mamute Siberiano

    7.2 2005 HD

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  • 2022
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    Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

    Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho

    8.2 2022 HD

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  • 1980
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    La guerra necesaria

    La guerra necesaria

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1993
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    8A

    8A

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2010
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    Memória Cubana

    Memória Cubana

    1 2010 HD

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  • 1974
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    Cuba and Fidel

    Cuba and Fidel

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Uncompromising Revolution

    The Uncompromising Revolution

    1 1988 HD

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  • 1963
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    Salut les Cubains

    Salut les Cubains

    7.4 1963 HD

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  • 2009
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    Did the Mob Kill JFK?

    Did the Mob Kill JFK?

    6 2009 HD

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  • 1961
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    Пылающий остров

    Пылающий остров

    1 1961 HD

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  • 2012
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    O Dia Que Durou 21 Anos

    O Dia Que Durou 21 Anos

    7.6 2012 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Kennedy Detail

    The Kennedy Detail

    5 2010 HD

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  • 1977
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    Mi hermano Fidel

    Mi hermano Fidel

    5.2 1977 HD

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  • 2007
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    Lejos de la isla

    Lejos de la isla

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1973
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    Venceremos, solidaridad

    Venceremos, solidaridad

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1975
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    Waiting for Fidel

    Waiting for Fidel

    5.8 1975 HD

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  • 2021
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    Becoming Cousteau

    Becoming Cousteau

    7.1 2021 HD

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  • 2010
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    Dans la peau de Fidel Castro

    Dans la peau de Fidel Castro

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2001
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    El juego de Cuba

    El juego de Cuba

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2012
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    Castro in Winter

    Castro in Winter

    5.2 2012 HD

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  • 2003
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    Che Guevara - Hasta La Victoria Siempre

    Che Guevara - Hasta La Victoria Siempre

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1968
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    La hora de los hornos

    La hora de los hornos

    7 1968 HD

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  • 2017
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    Nadie

    Nadie

    6.5 2017 HD

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  • 2007
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    Un Giorno con Fidel

    Un Giorno con Fidel

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1990
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    Cuba 30 Anni Dopo

    Cuba 30 Anni Dopo

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1987
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    Fidel Racconta il Che

    Fidel Racconta il Che

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1995
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    Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico

    Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2009
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    South of the Border

    South of the Border

    5.7 2009 HD

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  • 2003
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    Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

    Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

    6.486 2003 HD

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  • 1972
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    El Diálogo de América

    El Diálogo de América

    1 1972 HD

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  • 2006
    imgIimuvi

    Looking for Fidel

    Looking for Fidel

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2017
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    Two Meetings and a Funeral

    Two Meetings and a Funeral

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2016
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    Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis

    Fidel Castro: America's Nemesis

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2007
    imgIimuvi

    RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

    RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

    7 2007 HD

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  • 1960
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    Asamblea general

    Asamblea general

    5 1960 HD

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  • 2017
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    Cuba and the Cameraman

    Cuba and the Cameraman

    7.481 2017 HD

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  • 2007
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    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

    9 2007 HD

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  • 2015
    imgIimuvi

    Celia - la más hermosa flor

    Celia - la más hermosa flor

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2019
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    Chop Chop Chang: Operation C.H.I.M.P

    Chop Chop Chang: Operation C.H.I.M.P

    6 2019 HD

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  • 2018
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    Another Day of Life

    Another Day of Life

    7.4 2018 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mauvaise Conduite

    Mauvaise Conduite

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 2017
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    Angola: The War

    Angola: The War

    1 2017 HD

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  • 1962
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    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    5.3 1962 HD

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  • 2015
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    Fidel Castro en la Mira

    Fidel Castro en la Mira

    7.3 2015 HD

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  • 2003
    imgIimuvi

    Jack Paar: Smart Television

    Jack Paar: Smart Television

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1971
    imgIimuvi

    La bataille des dix millions

    La bataille des dix millions

    6.5 1971 HD

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  • 1987
    imgIimuvi

    La guerra de la CIA contra Cuba

    La guerra de la CIA contra Cuba

    1 1987 HD

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  • 2011
    imgIimuvi

    Santiago Files

    Santiago Files

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2017
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    Elián

    Elián

    6.5 2017 HD

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  • 2018
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    Cuba, un aller et un retour

    Cuba, un aller et un retour

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2006
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    Cuba, el valor de una utopía

    Cuba, el valor de una utopía

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1969
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    Topaz

    Topaz

    6 1969 HD

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  • 2020
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    Wasp Network

    Wasp Network

    6.1 2020 HD

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  • 1972
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    De América soy hijo... y a ella me debo

    De América soy hijo... y a ella me debo

    5 1972 HD

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  • 2007
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    Oswald's Ghost

    Oswald's Ghost

    6 2007 HD

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  • 1987
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    Brascuba

    Brascuba

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    Cuban Rebel Girls

    Cuban Rebel Girls

    2 1959 HD

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  • 2012
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    Ethel

    Ethel

    6.9 2012 HD

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  • 2004
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    Salvador Allende

    Salvador Allende

    6.6 2004 HD

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  • 2018
    imgIimuvi

    Chavismo: La peste del siglo XXI

    Chavismo: La peste del siglo XXI

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2019
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    Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers

    Amérique latine, l'année de tous les dangers

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2016
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    Attentate auf Franco - Widerstand gegen einen Diktator

    Attentate auf Franco - Widerstand gegen einen Diktator

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2007
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    The War on Democracy

    The War on Democracy

    7.5 2007 HD

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  • 1980
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    On Company Business

    On Company Business

    5.5 1980 HD

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  • 1988
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    American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?

    American Expose: Who Murdered JFK?

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2017
    imgIimuvi

    El Che

    El Che

    5.8 2017 HD

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  • 1993
    imgIimuvi

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy

    5.6 1993 HD

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  • 2001
    imgIimuvi

    Lieber Fidel - Maritas Geschichte

    Lieber Fidel - Maritas Geschichte

    5.3 2001 HD

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  • 2004
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    Fidel Castro. Ewiger Revolutionär

    Fidel Castro. Ewiger Revolutionär

    6.5 2004 HD

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  • 2002
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    Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

    6.1 2002 HD

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  • 2012
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    7 días en La Habana

    7 días en La Habana

    5.7 2012 HD

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  • 2019
    imgIimuvi

    ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium

    ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium

    7.4 2019 HD

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  • 2010
    imgIimuvi

    La independencia inconclusa

    La independencia inconclusa

    6.5 2010 HD

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  • 1977
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    Le fond de l'air est rouge

    Le fond de l'air est rouge

    7.7 1977 HD

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  • 1991
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    Portrait of Castro's Cuba

    Portrait of Castro's Cuba

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1979
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    Mission Mind Control

    Mission Mind Control

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1972
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    La Explotación del Hombre por el Hombre

    La Explotación del Hombre por el Hombre

    1 1972 HD

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  • 2024
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    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    7.8 2024 HD

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  • 2011
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    Mentiras verdaderas

    Mentiras verdaderas

    5.5 2011 HD

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  • 2015
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    Guerilleros

    Guerilleros

    1 2015 HD

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  • 1984
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    Informe especial

    Informe especial

    2 1984 HD

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  • 2021
    imgS1 E8

    Spycraft

    Spycraft

    6.9 2021 HD

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  • 2021
    imgS1 E6

    How to Become a Tyrant

    How to Become a Tyrant

    7.4 2021 HD

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  • 1999
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    La Foi du siècle

    La Foi du siècle

    8.5 1999 HD

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  • 2018
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    Explained

    Explained

    7.5 2018 HD

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  • 2018
    imgS1 E4

    Bobby Kennedy for President

    Bobby Kennedy for President

    7.7 2018 HD

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  • 2022
    imgS1 E3

    Le Siècle des icônes

    Le Siècle des icônes

    7 2022 HD

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  • 2019
    imgS1 E2

    Cuba, la révolution et le monde

    Cuba, la révolution et le monde

    7.5 2019 HD

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  • 2010
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    La Case du siècle

    La Case du siècle

    7.5 2010 HD

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  • 2018
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    Minnesota Experience

    Minnesota Experience

    1 2018 HD

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