The Cuba Libre Story

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 8

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

The Cuba Libre Story

Episodes(8)

Breaking Chains

1. Breaking Chains

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

Air Date : 2015-12-11

War and Sugar

2. War and Sugar

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

Air Date : 2015-12-11

Ganster's Paradise

3. Ganster's Paradise

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

Air Date : 2015-12-11

A Ragtag Revolution

4. A Ragtag Revolution

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.

Air Date : 2015-12-11

Making Heroes

5. Making Heroes

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

Air Date : 2016-03-11

Of Soviets and Saviors

6. Of Soviets and Saviors

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

Air Date : 2016-03-11

Secrets and Sacrifices

7. Secrets and Sacrifices

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

Air Date : 2016-03-11

Moments of Transition

8. Moments of Transition

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.

Air Date : 2016-03-11

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