Che Guevara's Face: How a Cuban Photographer's Image Became a Cultural Icon

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Central Bank appeared gazing out across the audience He was 31-year-old Ernesto Che Guevara Lynch de la Serna who had been among those who had rushed to La Coubre to help the victims I saw him step forward with this absolute look of steely defiance as Fidel spoke Korda said later It was only a brief moment that I had I managed to shoot two frames and then he was gone It was only a brief moment that I had I managed to shoot two frames and then he was gone There was good reason for Guevara to be on stage with Castro They had been through much together Earlier that day Korda had taken photos of both men leading a funeral procession for those killed in the harbor Guevara and Castro wore military clothing and heavy boots and they walked together with other government leaders heads held high and arms linked like brothers Behind them people with bowed heads walked behind black hearses rolling along a wide seaside boulevard normally busy with cars