‘Young Castro’ captures a revolutionary’s shining dreams
Aug 12, 2019
3 minutes
The opening of Jonathan M. Hansen’s “Young Castro: The Making of a Revolutionary” is tropical and dramatic, shot in Technicolor: our intrepid author, acting on a tip from a friend, travels to a stately building in Old Havana to talk with a reclusive, venerable woman named Natalia (“Naty”) Revuelta.
He’s come to interview her about the love of her life, Fidel Castro. Her commitment to the project wavers back and forth.
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