Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/fidel-castro/ Our Thing Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:13:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/fidel-castro/ 144 144 Gloria Estefan Joins Documentary About Fidel Castro’s Daughter https://remezcla.com/film/gloria-estefan-joins-documentary-about-fidel-castro-daughter-alina-fernandez/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:08:56 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=362420 Grammy winner Gloria Estefan will be featured in the upcoming documentary Revolution’s Daughter, which tells the story of Alina Fernandez, the daughter of late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. According to Deadline, the film will explore how the Castro regime during that era impacted the lives of the Cuban people, including Fernandez, who is the main

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]]> Gloria Estefan NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 16: Gloria Estefan attends The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis’ 38th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner, at the Marriott Marquis. The event raised millions for The Buoniconti Fund, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of medicine and the world’s premier spinal cord injury research center at Marriott Marquis Times Square on October 16, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis ) Xolo Maridueña Has His Next Movie Lined Up & It’s With This Oscar-Winning Actor https://remezcla.com/film/xolo-mariduena-has-his-next-movie-lined-with-this-oscar-winning-actor/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:11:25 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=362243 With Blue Beetle behind him for now, Xolo Maridueña has his next movie lined up – and it with an Academy Award-winning legend. According to Deadline, Maridueña will work alongside Oscar winner Al Pacino (Scent of a Woman) and Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel: The Series) on a thriller called Killing Castro. The film will follow

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]]> Xolo Mariduena LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Xolo Mariduena attends the 12th Edition of the GuadaLAjara Film Festival opening night at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on September 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images) WATCH: John Leguizamo Slams Casting of James Franco as Fidel Castro While Others Defend It https://remezcla.com/film/john-leguizamo-slams-casting-of-james-franco-as-fidel-castro/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:03:03 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=329217 Actor John Leguizamo doesn’t want to hear any excuses about why anyone thinks it’s OK that James Franco was cast to play Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in the upcoming movie Alina of Cuba. The film is set to tell the story of El Comandante’s daughter Alina Fernández, who became one of her father’s most outspoken

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]]> John_Leguizamo_Film NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 11: John Leguizamo attends the HBO "The Survivor" New York Premiere at Temple Emanu-El on April 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images) James Franco Set to Play Fidel Castro in Upcoming Film — No, This Isn’t a Joke https://remezcla.com/film/james-franco-set-to-play-fidel-castro-alina-of-cuba-internet-reactions/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:32:35 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=329101 Hollywood has a way of taking one step forward and two steps back when it comes to representation. It was recently announced that James Franco is set to portray Fidel Castro in the upcoming film Alina of Cuba. Miguel Bardem, the cousin of Javier Bardem, who played Desi Arnaz in the entertainer’s biopic, is the

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]]> The BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party – Arrivals LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: James Franco arrives at The BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party held at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) The Bizarre Meeting Between Fidel Castro and Supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell https://remezcla.com/culture/today-unlikely-friendships-naomi-capmbell-kate-moss-met-fidel-castro-90s/ Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:42:03 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=246151 If you thought Kim Kardashian‘s meeting with Donald Trump was strange, let’s take a look back at one of the most outlandish meetings in politics. In 1998, supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell met with Fidel Castro when they flew to Cuba for a Harper’s Bazaar photoshoot. It came about because the pair reportedly sent a letter

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]]> kate_naomi_Fidel_Castro Art by Alan López for Remezcla A New Cuban Law Prohibits Public Spaces to Be Named After Fidel Castro https://remezcla.com/culture/fidel-castro-cult-of-personality/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:40:56 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=202855 During his lifetime, public admiration for Fidel Castro manifested itself in many ways, including through public speeches extolling the former leader of Cuba. On Tuesday, Cuba’s National Assembly passed a law that effectively seeks to limit public reverence for Fidel. Following Fidel’s explicit requests, there won’t be any commemorative statues to honor him or public

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]]> Why Chicanos Love Fidel Castro But Hate Cuban Exile Politics https://remezcla.com/features/culture/why-chicanos-love-fidel-castro/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:07:30 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=200675 Cuban exiles greeted news of Fidel Castro’s death this weekend with jubilant celebrations from the streets of Miami to Echo Park. They danced on Castro’s grave, seeing him as nothing more than a brutal dictator forever more than a few bags shy of a ten million-ton sugar harvest. But while Cubans in the United States

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]]> The Most Iconic Posters From Castro’s Revolution, As Rounded Up by the NYT https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/fidel-castro-posters/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 01:46:04 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=200476 On Saturday evening, Cubans in Miami headed to one of four locations in the city to pick up a special edition of the Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald. To mark the death of the divisive Cuban leader who ruled for nearly five decades, the newspaper released a 16-page report, which includes a poster. As many reflect on Castro’s

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]]> fidel castro_culture_Felix René Mederos Pazos Felix René Mederos Pazos Gloria Estefan on Fidel Castro’s Death: “It is the symbolic death of destructive ideologies” https://remezcla.com/culture/gloria-estefan-fidel-castro-death/ Sun, 27 Nov 2016 00:10:27 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=200482 Gloria Estefan’s “Mi Tierra” was blasting in restaurants, homes and bars in the hours since news of Fidel Castro’s death broke on Friday night. The 1993 single, a tribute to Estefan’s native Cuba and to the pain felt by exiles torn from their homes and loved ones, was a huge hit, reaching the number-one spot

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]]> These Op-Eds Lay Bare the Polarizing Legacy Fidel Castro Leaves Behind https://remezcla.com/lists/culture/opeds-polarizing-legacy-fidel-castro/ Sat, 26 Nov 2016 23:10:30 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=200469 Fidel Castro, the Communist Cuban who loomed large over Latin America for nearly five decades, has died at age 90. His brother Raul announced the death late Friday night. Castro is perhaps the most controversial political figure in modern Latin American history. His supporters saw him as a tireless hero for the poor, while his detractors

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]]> Castro Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba, smokes a cigar during his meeting with two U.S. senators, the first to visit Castro's Cuba, in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 29, 1974. (AP Photo)