The Cuba Libre Story

Miniseries

8 episodes · Dec 11, 2015

Their island nation has been invaded, ransacked and enslaved - but the people of Cuba have never been conquered.

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  • Breaking Chains
    S1E1

    Breaking Chains

    Dec 11, 201552m

    After four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.

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  • War and Sugar
    S1E2

    War and Sugar

    Dec 11, 201553m

    Cuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.

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  • Ganster's Paradise
    S1E3

    Ganster's Paradise

    Dec 11, 201552m

    A source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.

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  • A Ragtag Revolution
    S1E4

    A Ragtag Revolution

    Dec 11, 201554m

    On New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.

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  • Making Heroes
    S1E5

    Making Heroes

    Mar 11, 201654m

    Heroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.

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  • Of Soviets and Saviors
    S1E6

    Of Soviets and Saviors

    Mar 11, 201653m

    When Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.

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  • Secrets and Sacrifices
    S1E7

    Secrets and Sacrifices

    Mar 11, 201652m

    Challenges mount in the '80s as Cubans desert their restrictive homeland, cocaine infiltrates the government, and European socialism collapses.

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  • Moments of Transition
    S1E8

    Moments of Transition

    Mar 11, 201652m

    In 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.

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