Series
The Cuba Libre Story
Documentary
Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
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Seasons & episodes
Their island nation has been invaded, ransacked and enslaved - but the people of Cuba have never been conquered.
1Breaking Chains11 Dec 2015 · 52m · ★ 5.0After four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.
2War and Sugar11 Dec 2015 · 53m · ★ 5.0Cuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.
3Ganster's Paradise11 Dec 2015 · 52m · ★ 5.0A source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.
4A Ragtag Revolution11 Dec 2015 · 54m · ★ 5.0On New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.
5Making Heroes11 Mar 2016 · 54m · ★ 5.0Heroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.
6Of Soviets and Saviors11 Mar 2016 · 53m · ★ 5.0When Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.
7Secrets and Sacrifices11 Mar 2016 · 52m · ★ 5.0Challenges mount in the '80s as Cubans desert their restrictive homeland, cocaine infiltrates the government, and European socialism collapses.
8Moments of Transition11 Mar 2016 · 52m · ★ 5.0In the post-Soviet world, the Castros find mutual support in Venezuela, but the Cold War's conclusion brings the country's isolationism to an end.
Details
- First aired
- 11 Dec 2015
- Last aired
- 11 Mar 2016
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- German
- Network
- ZDFinfo
- Episodes
- 8
- Votes
- 18 on TMDB
Cast
- KKen EakenNarrator (voice)
