August 2, 2006

Fidel's Sister Quiet in Miami

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The Miami Herald has a really interesting story about Fidel Castro's sister in today's paper. While her older brothers try to maintain their Communist power just 90 miles south of Key West, Juanita Castro quietly goes about her business at her pharmacy. Here is an excerpt:

''I never listen to the radio. There is so much hatred in this community. And they will say that all Castros are the same,'' she said. ``And that is a lie.''

While she is no fan of her brother's politics and chose to live her life in exile, she said she had mixed feelings about the hordes of celebrators who took to the street the night before, leaning on car horns well past midnight.

''Ninety-nine percent of them didn't have the courage to stay and fight,'' she said.

Although completely unrelated to this story we found out that a movie was made about Juanita Castro in the 60's. The Life of Juanita Castro was directed by Andy Warhol and written by Ronald Travel in 1965 when they were making movies at a rapid pace- sometimes two a month. The film was a basic satire of the Cuban Revolution as seen through the eyes of Fidel Castro's sister according to IMBD.Com.


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