Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Cuba: Pictures from the Revolution

Cuba: Pictures from the Revolution

This program presents a dramatic pictorial timeline of Castro and his government as seen through the lens of the renowned photographer Roberto Salas. Previously unreleased photos and extensive archival news footage capture five decades of life and death during la Revolución, a movement Salas calls an ongoing process. Commentary by former revolutionary and Cuban government official Enrique Otulski; former Cuban diplomat Ramon Sanchez-Parodi; Wayne Smith, former U.S. embassy official in Cuba; Julia Sweig, author of Inside the Cuban Revolution; and others offers penetrating insights and underscores pivotal events. A Discovery Channel Production. (46 minutes)

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Item#: BVL33228
Copyright date: ©2003
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-9159-1
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9160-7


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