The island of salsa and revolution. From Celia Cruz and her "negro lindo" Pedro Knight to the guerrilla love of Che and Aleida March, Cuba loves with sugar and with fire.
The island of salsa and revolution. From Celia Cruz and her "negro lindo" Pedro Knight to the guerrilla love of Che and Aleida March, Cuba loves with sugar and with fire.
Love and revolution in Santa Clara
The Cuban fighter who battled alongside Che in the taking of Santa Clara and became his wife; she stayed in Cuba raising their children while he left to make revolution on other continents.
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"Mi negro lindo": 41 years of sugar
The Queen of Salsa and her trumpeter Pedro Knight, married 41 years until her death; he gave up his career to be her director, manager and protector — her "negro lindo."
Read the storyThe persecuted writer and his companion in exile
The Cuban novelist imprisoned for his work and his homosexuality, and the young man who became his inseparable companion: they fled the regime in the Mariel exodus and lived the poverty of exile together in Manhattan until the end.
Read the storySome of the greatest are Che Guevara & Aleida March, Celia Cruz & Pedro Knight, Reinaldo Arenas & Lázaro Gómez Carriles.