TV Marti- "Antena Live"
"Antena Live" for TV Marti, did a television piece on our fundraiser that aired on October 25.
Click here for the link, or click on the video below
Click here for the link, or click on the video below
Miami New Times- Voice Places
Picture it: Cuban exiles, hired by the CIA, fighting communism in Africa’s Congo. Sounds like a crazy Hollywood plot, right? But it’s a true story — one you can help bring to completion. The incredible story of men taking on communism is the center of the documentary A Secret Legacy: Cuban Exiles, the CIA and the Congo Crisis. The film, sponsored by the nonprofit Independent Filmmaker Project, was directed by Sandra Alvarez-Smith, who has close ties to the story — her grandfather was one of the veterans involved in the crisis. The film’s team will host a fundraiser for the A Secret Legacy this Thursday at the CubaOcho Art and Research Center (1465 SW Eighth St., Miami). The event, sponsored by Matusalem Rum, aims to be a fun night out for arts supporters. From 7 to 10 p.m., attendees can watch a “top-secret” screening, listen to live Cuban music by Miami Son and El Ritmo Alonso, enjoy drinks and appetizers, and enter to win raffle prizes from local vendors. Click here for the article
Babalú Blog- Write-up on their website
Of Cubans, Castronoids, and Cannibals… and, naturally, the CIA
By Carlos Eire, on November 30, 2012, at 2:07 pm
Cuban pilots fighting a war in Africa. No, not Castronoids or Chemonoids, but anti-communist Cuban exiles hired by the CIA. These men fought against Fidel Castro in the Congo. And some of those who were shot down ended up being eaten by cannibals. It's a piece of Cuban and Cold War history that has remained hidden from view for many decades. In fact, the CIA files on this operation are still sealed. But the thirty-year vow of silence imposed on these brave pilots by the CIA has now expired, and they are free to tell their story..... Click here to read the full article on the Babalú blog
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By Carlos Eire, on November 30, 2012, at 2:07 pm
Cuban pilots fighting a war in Africa. No, not Castronoids or Chemonoids, but anti-communist Cuban exiles hired by the CIA. These men fought against Fidel Castro in the Congo. And some of those who were shot down ended up being eaten by cannibals. It's a piece of Cuban and Cold War history that has remained hidden from view for many decades. In fact, the CIA files on this operation are still sealed. But the thirty-year vow of silence imposed on these brave pilots by the CIA has now expired, and they are free to tell their story..... Click here to read the full article on the Babalú blog
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LA NUEVA NACION- Write-up on their website
La productora y directora Sandra Álvarez, residente en Los Ángeles, se encuentra produciendo en estos momentos un documental sobre un capítulo perdido de la historia cubano-americana. "Un Legado Secreto" narra una historia, hasta ahora clasificada, sobre una extraña alianza entre la Agencia Central de Inteligencia y un grupo de valientes exiliados cubanos para combatir el comunismo en el Congo durante los años de la Guerra Fría.....Click here to read the full article on LA NUEVA NACION website
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