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Fidel Castro: Latin America
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, January 31, PBS's American Experience will broadcast "Fidel Castro," a new biography from acclaimed producer Adriana Bosch ("Jimmy Carter," "Reagan," "Ulysses S. Grant"). The two-hour program will carry Spanish subtitles on CC3. This is the first time American Experience has made use of this innovative technology to extend the reach of its offerings. The Spanish captions can be accessed by switching on closed captioning and selecting CC3. As always, CC1 will contain English captions for viewers who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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In 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower responded to Fidel Castro's nationalization of the property of U.S. companies by imposing an embargo on Cuba that is still in place. In 1958, Eisenhower banned travel to Cuba. After the Supreme Court ruled that this ban was unconstitutional, Eisenhower banned Americans from spending money in Cuba. That ban, like the embargo, remains in place.
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This film is a fantastic, hypnotic encounter with the legendary Marxist, world agitator and bete noire to America, Fidel Castro. It features left-wing warrior Oliver Stone's trademark flash cutting and controversial storytelling, alongside a simply stunning musical score from Alberto Iglesias. Prepare for the Buena Vista Social Club (2001) on revolutionary acid.
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The American media, in particular Herbert Matthews of the New York Times, built up the myth of Fidel Castro -- the supposed agrarian reformer. John Kennedy compared the Cuban revolution to the American one, and called Fidel "part of the legacy of Bolivar." JFK ... bought the fable of U.S. exploitation of a downtrodden Cuba.
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