The Cuba Libre Story Secrets and Sacrifices (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

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The Cuba Libre Story

Secrets and Sacrifices (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Cuba's survival depends on its Communist allies. The end of the Cold War means the end of foreign aid to the island - and pushes Cuba to the brink of famine.

Directors

Emmanuel Amara | Kai Christiansen | Riley Alexandra Dedio (as Florian Dedio)

Writers

Emmanuel Amara | Kai Christiansen | Riley Alexandra Dedio (as Florian Dedio)

Producers

Gunnar Dedio | Louis-David Delahaye | Igor Prokopenko | Gregory Schnebelen

Cinematographers

Emeric Nicolas | Jens T. Wagner

Editors

Hans Ole Eicker (co-editor) (as Ole Eicker) | Stefan Leuschel | Ursula Pürrer | Jan-Timo Sonnemann | Markus Thüne

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 11, 2016

Release date

Dec 8, 2016 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Ken Eaken Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sundown (2008)
Dariel Alarcón Ramirez Self - author of 'Memorias de un soldado cubano' Self - author of 'Memorias de un soldado cubano' See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Juan Juan Almeida Self Self See fewer	Soy la otra Cuba (2013)
Leonid Brezhnev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Guest from the Island of Freedom (1963)
Marcelo Bucheli Self - historian, University of Illinois Self - historian, University of Illinois See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Carlos Calvo Self - Fidel Castro's bodyguard Self - Fidel Castro's bodyguard See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
James C. Cason Self - principal officer of the US Interests Section in Havana 2002-2005 Self - principal officer of the US Interests Section in Havana 2002-2005 See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Fidel Castro Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Araaayyyyy!!! (1986)
Raúl Castro Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	La guerra necesaria (1980)
Jean-Pierre Clerc Self - historian, author of 'Fidel Castro, une vie' Self - historian, author of 'Fidel Castro, une vie' See fewer	Ciné regards (1978)
Antonio de la Guardia Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ileana de la Guardia Self - Antonio de la Guardia's daughter Self - Antonio de la Guardia's daughter See fewer	Merci pour l'info (2003)
Makhmut Gareev Self - former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR Self - former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR See fewer	Takoy soldat nepobedim. (Ucheniya «Zapad-81») (1982)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Fernando Martínez Heredia Self - philosopher and founding member of the Cuban Communist Party Self - philosopher and founding member of the Cuban Communist Party See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Bert Hoffmann Self - historian, German Institute of Global and Area Studies Self - historian, German Institute of Global and Area Studies See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Félix J. Jiménez Self - retired chief of the DEA field division in New York Self - retired chief of the DEA field division in New York See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Alexander Kapto Self - former Soviet ambassador to Cuba Self - former Soviet ambassador to Cuba See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Hour Has Seven Days (1964)
Egon Krenz Self - last communist leader of East Germany Self - last communist leader of East Germany See fewer	Strictly Propaganda (1992)
Igor Kurinnoy Self - former Soviet Lieutenant general Self - former Soviet Lieutenant general See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Brian Latell Self - author of 'Castro's Secrets: The CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine' Self - author of 'Castro's Secrets: The CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine' See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Jorge Masetti Self - former Cuban intelligence officer Self - former Cuban intelligence officer See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
J.A. Rodríguez Menier Self - former Cuban intelligence officer Self - former Cuban intelligence officer See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Carlos Alberto Montaner Self - exiled Cuban author Self - exiled Cuban author See fewer	Wire Dog (1980)
Arnaldo Ochoa Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Félix Rodríguez Self - former Central Intelligence Agency officer Self - former Central Intelligence Agency officer See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Peter B. Schumann Self - journalist and author Self - journalist and author See fewer	Osvaldo Bayer: La livertá (2014)
Chris Simmons Self - former senior analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency Self - former senior analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Jaime Suchlicki Self - historian and educator, University of Miami Self - historian and educator, University of Miami See fewer	Mine Field (1986)
Harry Villegas Self - Cuban guerrilla in the 1950s Self - Cuban guerrilla in the 1950s See fewer	Tania - La Guerrillera (1991)
Bernd Wulffen Self - former German ambassador to Cuba Self - former German ambassador to Cuba See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Boris Yeltsin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dokument utifrån (1971)
Michael Zeuske Self - historian, Universität zu Köln Self - historian, Universität zu Köln See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)