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Andy Garcia: Fidel Castro
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Andy Garcia plays brother Fico Fellove, a Havana nightclub owner who remains neutral during the Revolution, only to see his life destroyed by Castro's repressive regime once its power is consolidated. Ultimately, he is driven from his homeland and forced to flee to New York to rebuild his life.
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A woman from California is now suing Andy for 2.5 million dollars because Andy supposedly used the story of her husband’s life without consent. Eddie “Shu” Shulman life (her husband) was in fact what the movie was based off of. Eddie was a saxophone player who was exiled for “freedom of expression after Castro took over.”
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In his fictional account of those days, Garcia plays Fico Fellove, the owner of a Havana nightclub. Two of his brothers become Castro supporters and join the revolution while Fico, who is apolitical, desperately tries to avoid taking sides – only to see his life destroyed by Castro's repression and Che Guevara's ruthlessness.
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