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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S1E1Breaking Chains
Dec 11, 201552mAfter four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.
S1E2War and Sugar
Dec 11, 201553mCuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.
S1E3Ganster's Paradise
Dec 11, 201552mA source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.
S1E4A Ragtag Revolution
Dec 11, 201554mOn New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.
S1E5Making Heroes
Mar 11, 201654mHeroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.
S1E6Of Soviets and Saviors
Mar 11, 201653mWhen Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.
S1E7Secrets and Sacrifices
Mar 11, 201652mChallenges mount in the '80s as Cubans desert their restrictive homeland, cocaine infiltrates the government, and European socialism collapses.
S1E8Moments of Transition
Mar 11, 201652mIn 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.