My son and I spent 10 days in Cuba and we feel in love with the people and the land. The people wanted to know everything about outside of Cuba and was so friendly
@@davidjamespiano Bro I'm sure if you go to West Virginia they'll be shocked on what happens in Europe... Americans are the most misinformed people on the face of the earth and they don't even live in a dictatorship.
I am Cuban.. 🇨🇺 and while I watched this documentary and think he did a good job overall.. There was no need to enhance the personality of a dictator..
Great interview. Good guy. I didn’t initially like the style of documentary, but I came to understand the human viewpoint. Fidel is VERY charismatic and intelligent, but in the end a dictator who left his country broken and poor.
moonbeam That’s Barbados Sabotage, what you describe in the end. One of the many things that the US got involved into in relation to Cuba, and are certainly wrong. Almost everything you said up there is factual. However, it sadly is also factual that Fidel Castro implanted a dictatorship in Cuba and a broken economic system that has made life really tough for the Cuban people. Not to talk about several other things that, just as the CIA-backed terrorist sabotage, Castro’s government did that were wrong as well. This is a really controversial topic. Just as everything else in the world of politics. Never the less, we cannot deny that Cuba needs reforms. It is more than time to make amends and build a better future in the hands of every Cuban with any type of ideology. You seem like a smart person that likes the topic. It would be a pleasure for me, a Cuban, to converse with you about my country and you about yours. Sincerely, Christian Silva.
@@csm5040 Fidel fue un dictador que inició un movimiento que para muchos fue una esperanza de paz en su momento pero el hizo muchísimas cosas mal y nada tiene que ver el bloqueo. El mató a su pueblo , lo silenció y con el tiempo puso al extranjero que iba a cuba muy por encima del cubano. Fidel dejó de ser el líder del pueblo muchísimo antes del derrumbe del bloque socialista. Fidel fue eso ,un dictador.
@@daymeladpapitin1029 En efecto. Yo soy anticomunista. Si me ves hablando allá arriba del Sabotage de Barbados es porque le estaba contestando a un muchacho qué había comentado acerca del tema. No se si sabes inglés. Lo que dije en ese comentario era que a pesar de actos terroristas apoyados por la CIA ( los cuales si ocurrieron ), Cuba es una dictadura que necesita reformas radicales.
R.i.p. Fidel Castro as a African American, gave blacks a free education in health , saved and fought for angolans against colonialist. One of the greatest leaders all time
Watch the documentary and you will see how black people are treated in Cuba, the hustler is put in prison for 4 years, and how one black family tries their best to escape here to the United States, including the 7 year old black girl he talks about that becomes a mother and later escapes to United States leaving her children behind.
You’re wrong. Right now Cuba is being oppressed and the Cuban people don’t have freedom all Thank to your dear Fidel. All you think about Fidel Castro is propaganda.
Fidel and Che hated Blacks.. read Che's journal... the names he called black people would make your blood boil... he was only using them as useful tools..
@@husham6075 you’re not Cuban. You don’t know what we had tu suffer everyday to have chosen all decisions. Do you think we wanted to leave our family . Ofc no . We were hungry, homeless , we had to leave the country in boats 🚣♀️ and thousands died in ocean. We had to sacrifice our life for a better future of our family. This is not about Cuba , don’t believe , we never had a yankee blocked. We never did , our block was inside , freedom speechless, silent people who didn’t agree. Watch the documentary and see it for yourself
@@drunkirishsteve There’s no such thing as a “blockade” It’s an embargo. An embargo that doesn’t include food or medicines and abstains Cuba from trading with US companies and subsidiaries. Cuba can still trade with the rest of the world Stop spreading this communist lie
Because of all the surgeries allowed in Cuba that were banned or too expensive in the United States Cuba turned out some of the best surgeons for decades
Of course it worked. "I brought a note from Fidel Castro. He says meeting the leader of a country and controversial and divisive figure in world and American history alike is both educational and a rare opportunity. May I be excused?" "So your parents didn't give you a note? They'd better call in young lady. Should I excuse everyone who meets a world leader?"
Love his documentary! I never seeing Fidel Castro since I lived in Miami. So sad what happened also in Venezuela. Jesus said: if you want to help a men don't give him a fish, but teach him how to fish.
When the Spanish American War of 1898 ended until 1959 there was no rationing of consumer goods and food in Cuba until Fidel Castro took over and still today there is rationing of food, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel in Cuba.
Karen gamer girl Havana is nice but the country side is so beautiful and it’s people Havana is dirty and the carbon monoxide from old cars is so bad, some of Havana is pretty but overall dirty place
I agree with John Alpert that we should’ve let Cuba do its thing and observe how things worked out for them. However, that probably could’ve happened if Fidel had not gone on an expropriating frenzy of land and businesses, including those that belonged to American families and entrepreneurs that had previously invested their time and money in Cuba. Just imagine the US government taking away all Chinese-owned land and businesses in the US today. Then, not just Chinese, but everyone else.
Cuba doesn’t have any blockade. Do you even know what a blockade is? What Cuba has is an embargo. An embargo that limits Cuba from trading with US companies and subsidiaries. Cuba can still trade with the rest of the world. This embargo by the way, doesn’t include food or medicine. The “blockade” is nothing but a scapegoat for the communist to excuse their crippled system. That’s what communism does. Tell me when was the last time a socialist economy succeeded? The USSR fell down, Venezuela is sadly destroyed. Both of those didn’t have any US “blockade”.
DO NOT TRAVEL TO CUBA yes, it might be beautifull but what you see in the turistic part its not what the rest of the country is, the ppl of cuba struggle every single day, yes they might be happy because if you live 50+ years you'll get use to it.
I cried when the three brothers died and the sister is left all alone , indeed a special documentary close to my heart.
My son and I spent 10 days in Cuba and we feel in love with the people and the land. The people wanted to know everything about outside of Cuba and was so friendly
Cubans are social and nice people and I visited Cuba like 3 times.
that's how we Cubans are, my island will always be in my heart but I love and I appreciate the freedom that America has given me.
Wandering Travels of course they did, who wouldn’t want to know what’s outside of Cuba when your country is run by this Dictator 🤣
@@davidjamespiano Bro I'm sure if you go to West Virginia they'll be shocked on what happens in Europe... Americans are the most misinformed people on the face of the earth and they don't even live in a dictatorship.
@@ikeman9784 Fidel was a dictator to claim he wasnt is ignorant.
Great interview and I enjoyed the documentary. It felt very personal.
This movie is straight trash
@@jcastronaut straight troll
Wow I enjoyed it ..I got mixed feelings about it. 😃😭
Shaun Y - Are you a CCP 🇨🇳 Agent?
@@c-rod4634 WOW - Maybe You should Go there, and Don't Come Back.
I am Cuban.. 🇨🇺 and while I watched this documentary and think he did a good job overall.. There was no need to enhance the personality of a dictator..
Great interview. Good guy. I didn’t initially like the style of documentary, but I came to understand the human viewpoint. Fidel is VERY charismatic and intelligent, but in the end a dictator who left his country broken and poor.
moonbeam
That’s Barbados Sabotage, what you describe in the end. One of the many things that the US got involved into in relation to Cuba, and are certainly wrong. Almost everything you said up there is factual.
However, it sadly is also factual that Fidel Castro implanted a dictatorship in Cuba and a broken economic system that has made life really tough for the Cuban people. Not to talk about several other things that, just as the CIA-backed terrorist sabotage, Castro’s government did that were wrong as well.
This is a really controversial topic. Just as everything else in the world of politics. Never the less, we cannot deny that Cuba needs reforms. It is more than time to make amends and build a better future in the hands of every Cuban with any type of ideology.
You seem like a smart person that likes the topic. It would be a pleasure for me, a Cuban, to converse with you about my country and you about yours.
Sincerely,
Christian Silva.
@@csm5040 Fidel fue un dictador que inició un movimiento que para muchos fue una esperanza de paz en su momento pero el hizo muchísimas cosas mal y nada tiene que ver el bloqueo. El mató a su pueblo , lo silenció y con el tiempo puso al extranjero que iba a cuba muy por encima del cubano. Fidel dejó de ser el líder del pueblo muchísimo antes del derrumbe del bloque socialista. Fidel fue eso ,un dictador.
@@csm5040 pudo haberse recordado mejor pero Fidel tenía problemas mentales diría yo
@@daymeladpapitin1029 En efecto. Yo soy anticomunista.
Si me ves hablando allá arriba del Sabotage de Barbados es porque le estaba contestando a un muchacho qué había comentado acerca del tema.
No se si sabes inglés. Lo que dije en ese comentario era que a pesar de actos terroristas apoyados por la CIA ( los cuales si ocurrieron ), Cuba es una dictadura que necesita reformas radicales.
@@csm5040 si yo te entendí perfectamente. Solo te estaba reforzando el argumento . Saludos
i saw the film it's awesome
Awesome documentary Jon!
The reporter should have been forced .to stay in Cuba 🇨🇺. cuban people need freedom
real detail journalism
Viva Cuba!!
Libre de comunismo
How I wish that beer was poisoned!
bad karma, friend, wishes like that.
The 7 year old girl escaped to the United States later in life. I wonder why he did not interview her after she came here.
Good point!
Where did you get that information from?
Kalks It is mentioned in the documentary
You mean the wilder family? Supposedly they moved to Tampa. He should’ve followed up with them (the girl/mom and her 2 kids).
R.i.p. Fidel Castro as a African American, gave blacks a free education in health , saved and fought for angolans against colonialist. One of the greatest leaders all time
Watch the documentary and you will see how black people are treated in Cuba, the hustler is put in prison for 4 years, and how one black family tries their best to escape here to the United States, including the 7 year old black girl he talks about that becomes a mother and later escapes to United States leaving her children behind.
You’re wrong. Right now Cuba is being oppressed and the Cuban people don’t have freedom all Thank to your dear Fidel. All you think about Fidel Castro is propaganda.
Viva Fidel- comandante of free people
Fidel and Che hated Blacks.. read Che's journal... the names he called black people would make your blood boil... he was only using them as useful tools..
The documentary is a good documentary and depicts how Cuba becomes worst off with every passing decade under Castro.
*Under a Yankee blockade
It wasn't the fall of the Soviet and the loss of Soviet subsidies when they truly started suffering. Or did you miss that part in the documentary?
@@husham6075 you’re not Cuban. You don’t know what we had tu suffer everyday to have chosen all decisions. Do you think we wanted to leave our family . Ofc no . We were hungry, homeless , we had to leave the country in boats 🚣♀️ and thousands died in ocean. We had to sacrifice our life for a better future of our family. This is not about Cuba , don’t believe , we never had a yankee blocked. We never did , our block was inside , freedom speechless, silent people who didn’t agree. Watch the documentary and see it for yourself
@@drunkirishsteve There’s no such thing as a “blockade”
It’s an embargo. An embargo that doesn’t include food or medicines and abstains Cuba from trading with US companies and subsidiaries. Cuba can still trade with the rest of the world
Stop spreading this communist lie
Because of all the surgeries allowed in Cuba that were banned or too expensive in the United States Cuba turned out some of the best surgeons for decades
I watched the show was really great but the old man with him who has cancer he was dead that was sad
Of course it worked. "I brought a note from Fidel Castro. He says meeting the leader of a country and controversial and divisive figure in world and American history alike is both educational and a rare opportunity. May I be excused?" "So your parents didn't give you a note? They'd better call in young lady. Should I excuse everyone who meets a world leader?"
The best documentary
Love his documentary! I never seeing Fidel Castro since I lived in Miami. So sad what happened also in Venezuela. Jesus said: if you want to help a men don't give him a fish, but teach him how to fish.
As a Scripture scholar I'm not too sure if my BOSS said that but one of HIS main followers did say that and that person was right; great post Erika.
So where can I watch this documentary? It looks interesting.
Viva Cuba Libre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We want freedom!!! No more dictators in our history!!!!!!!!!!🇨🇺
Fidels government hurt and displaced lots of families for 3 generations. It incredibly sad.
and no more american sanction (60 years-sanction and Cuba not stay on the knees- bravo Cuba viva Fidel)
@@иосифквантов The sanctions don’t keep the country from trading with the rest of the world.
Down with Communism. Abajo la dictadura! Abajo Fidel l!
@@csm5040 You literal idiot--that'a exactly what sanctions are. And literally what the U.S. is doing to Cuba.
Exactly
This is a great documentary by a good human being. I highly recommend it.
Seeing Fidel Castro is like watching Hitler. Makes my blood boil through all the suffering he made me go through and my people are going through.
You are clueless if you're even comparing Castro and Hitler.
Excelente documental, recomendado
That note for the techers i bet it worked wonders!
Oh my god Castro is the most charming man that has ever charmed. 🤯🖤🙏
When the Spanish American War of 1898 ended until 1959 there was no rationing of consumer goods and food in Cuba until Fidel Castro took over and still today there is rationing of food, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation fuel in Cuba.
This is amazing
What the media used to be.
*REAL JOURNALISM*
A BRUTAL DICTATOR
i enjoyed the documentary so much
Watch Jorge Ramos and Castros ex bodyguard, very honest
the people suffering reminds me of whats happening in Puerto rico today
Jean Toledo has Puerto Rico gotten that bad??
It's puerto rico that bad?😳
This documentary is so great. It's a very honest view of Cuba. Very talented maker.
POV: You're a confederate during battle of gettysburg 1863, invasion of georgia 1864, confederate surrender at appotamax courthouse 1865
I wanna go to Havana Cuba so bad
Karen gamer girl Havana is nice but the country side is so beautiful and it’s people
Havana is dirty and the carbon monoxide from old cars is so bad, some of Havana is pretty but overall dirty place
I went to camaguey and Havana, both have nice ppl
Go y will enjoy it
What a terrible documentary! The people of Cuba are still suffering and there is still no freedom at all and the people are all having a tough time!
Perhaps you should do a documentary.
I agree this was a terrible documentary Fidel made everyone riches to rags
He das a monster i cuban noting good to talk about this asesino
BS.
What a bunch of BS
She’s so gorgeous
Who? The news chick?
ike man yes
@@sunshinejewel2952 Who's she? What's her name? She looks Cuban..
What ron de AMERICAN this Man morder woman and CHILDREN
Viva la Cuba y fidel!
cubans loves Fidel
Viva Cuba libre de comunismo. Abajo Fidel!
Fidel made everyone poor
Enamorados❤️Increible Unico Comandante Todo Guapo Pero El No Lo Sabe 😉 Ni Le Importa ❤️😉
I agree with John Alpert that we should’ve let Cuba do its thing and observe how things worked out for them. However, that probably could’ve happened if Fidel had not gone on an expropriating frenzy of land and businesses, including those that belonged to American families and entrepreneurs that had previously invested their time and money in Cuba. Just imagine the US government taking away all Chinese-owned land and businesses in the US today. Then, not just Chinese, but everyone else.
You do know what Communism means right? just look it up and come back with an answer for me please
Never mind. Netflix 😄
Trying to make this monster warm and fuzzy. Disgusting.
He should visit Assad now and make a friendly documentary about him.
whats wrong with Assad?
Good american know an see the truth of cuba
We should show all the suffering the Cuban people had to endure under Communism.
What hurt them was the embargo
Patrick McCarron Well, I mean, if the US hadn’t blocked the island it would’ve gotten a better economy
John Smith what exactly do you think cause the embargo? You have such a narrow mind if you think that’s all it took to destroy the Cuban economy.
Cuba doesn’t have any blockade. Do you even know what a blockade is?
What Cuba has is an embargo. An embargo that limits Cuba from trading with US companies and subsidiaries. Cuba can still trade with the rest of the world. This embargo by the way, doesn’t include food or medicine.
The “blockade” is nothing but a scapegoat for the communist to excuse their crippled system. That’s what communism does.
Tell me when was the last time a socialist economy succeeded? The USSR fell down, Venezuela is sadly destroyed. Both of those didn’t have any US “blockade”.
This host voice is annoying it hurts to hear
So funny
what a joke!
DO NOT TRAVEL TO CUBA yes, it might be beautifull but what you see in the turistic part its not what the rest of the country is, the ppl of cuba struggle every single day, yes they might be happy because if you live 50+ years you'll get use to it.
What if tourism help them?
Jon looks like Epstein