Name: Rum and Revolution: History of Havana
Uploaded: 2024
Duration: 43 min 1 s
Description: In 1950s Havana, glamorous nightlife masked deep inequality. As American mobsters and celebrities thrived, Cubans suffered under Batista’s corrupt rule—fueling the revolution that led to Castro’s rise and Cuba’s historic break from U.S. influence.

In 1950s Havana, glamorous nightlife masked deep inequality. As American mobsters and celebrities thrived, Cubans suffered under Batista’s corrupt rule—fueling the revolution that led to Castro’s rise and Cuba’s historic break from U.S. influence.

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Uncover 1950s Havana as nightlife, casinos, and celebrity allure collide with poverty, corruption, and mounting unrest. This film reveals how Batista's rule and American influence helped ignite the forces that carried Fidel Castro to power. Sign up to see a city of dazzling contradictions at the center of a historic rupture.

Behind Havana's neon glamour, a revolution gathers in the shadows.

Mobsters, movie stars and revolutionaries collide in 1950s Havana, where glamour masked deep unrest and fueled Cuba’s historic political upheaval.