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This documentary series recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Original Release
12/11/2015 on Netflix
US Release
12/08/2016
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Eaken | Narrator (voice) |
| Jean-Pierre Clerc | Himself, historian, author of 'Fidel Castro, une vie' |
| Jaime Suchlicki | Himself, historian and educator, University of Miami |
| Michael Zeuske | Himself, historian, Universität zu Köln |
| J.A. Rodríguez Menier | Himself, former Cuban intelligence officer |
| Nikolai Leonov | Himself, former KGB officer |
| Serge Raffy | Himself, journalist and author of 'Castro l'infidèle' |
| Fernando Martínez Heredia | Himself, philosopher and founding member of the Cuban Communist Party |
| Peter B. Schumann | Himself, journalist and author |
| Egon Krenz | Himself, last communist leader of East Germany |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Chains | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 2 | War and Sugar | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 3 | Gangster's Paradise | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 4 | A Ragtag Revolution | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 5 | Making Heroes | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 6 | Of Soviets and Saviors | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 7 | Secrets and Sacrifices | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
| 8 | Moments of Transition | Thursday, 08 December 2016 |
Directors
Emmanuel Amara, Kai Christiansen, Florian Dedio
Writers
Emmanuel Amara, Kai Christiansen, Florian Dedio
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Eaken | Narrator (voice) |
| Jean-Pierre Clerc | Himself, historian, author of 'Fidel Castro, une vie' |
| Jaime Suchlicki | Himself, historian and educator, University of Miami |
| Michael Zeuske | Himself, historian, Universität zu Köln |
| J.A. Rodríguez Menier | Himself, former Cuban intelligence officer |
| Nikolai Leonov | Himself, former KGB officer |
| Serge Raffy | Himself, journalist and author of 'Castro l'infidèle' |
| Fernando Martínez Heredia | Himself, philosopher and founding member of the Cuban Communist Party |
| Peter B. Schumann | Himself, journalist and author |
| Egon Krenz | Himself, last communist leader of East Germany |
| Dariel Alarcón Ramirez | Himself, author of 'Memorias de un soldado cubano' |
| Víctor Emilio Dreke Cruz | Himself, former commander, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias |
| Esteban Morales Domínguez | Himself, sociologist, Universidad de La Habana |
| Harry Villegas | Himself, Cuban guerrilla in the 1950s |
| Antonio Néstor Álvarez Pitaluga | Himself, historian, Universidad de La Habana |
| Bert Hoffmann | Himself, historian, German Institute of Global and Area Studies |
| Antonio Veciana | Himself, Cuban exile since 1961 |
| Rudy Ruggiero | Himself, exiled Cuban author |
| Harris Wofford | Himself |
| Jorge Masetti | Himself, former Cuban intelligence officer |
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