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

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campaign against Castro’s government in the early 1960s but no proof of U S involvement in the La Coubre explosion has surfaced The cause of the blast remains a mystery Castro’s two-hour speech lasted until dark Korda rushed to his studio to develop his film hoping to deliver photographs to nearby newspaper offices that night As the film was developed a bearded Castro appeared many times The French philosophers appeared Sartre watching through thick glasses and de Beauvoir in a white head scarf Guevara standing alone appeared in just two photos his jacket zipped high and a beret over his long hair Carlos Franqui Revolución’s editor chose Korda’s photographs of Castro and the French philosophers for the next day’s edition of the paper But Korda pinned a print of Guevara to his studio wall where it remained for years yellowing with age and tobacco smoke