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Aleida March Torres (born 19 October 1936) is a Cuban revolutionary who was Ernesto "Che" Guevara's second wife, and a member of Fidel Castro's Cuban army.
Aleida March Torres (born 19 October 1936) is a Cuban revolutionary who was Ernesto "Che" Guevara's second wife, and a member of Fidel Castro's Cuban army.
Life
Aleida March was an active combatant in Che Guevara's Lightning Campaign in December 1958. She was present at the battle for Las Villas in which Column 8 of the 26th of July Movement was ordered by Fidel Castro to paralyze the occupying military forces of PresidentFulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (; ; born Rubén Zaldívar, January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who served as the elected president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 and as its U.S.-backed military dictator ...
in the province.
Her marriage with Che Guevara is reported to have happened both on 23 March 1959 and 2 June 1959, after his divorce from Hilda Gadea
Hilda Gadea Acosta (21 March 1925 – 11 February 1974)My Life With Che
." ''. A civil ceremony was held at La Cabaña military fortress. After the 2 June marriage, Guevara and Aleida went to Tarara, a seaside resort town 20 kilometers from Havana for their honeymoon. The couple had four children together: Aleida, Camilo, Celia, and Ernesto. She is the author of the book ''Evocation'' which is about her falling in love with and marrying Che Guevara, and raising their four children after his death. She also wrote ''Remembering Che: My Life with Che Guevara'', published in 2012. "We had some most enjoyable times within the maelstrom of the war, and those moments brought us all closer together. They helped us get to know each other as we really were. Some of us were naive, others, very clever; we were all young and full of hope for a future victory. We took every chance to have fun. I remember Che later wrote: 'At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality'." In the 2008 biopic '' Che'', she was portrayed by Catalina Sandino Moreno, while in the 2005 biopic ''Che Guevara'', she was portrayed by
Che Guevara Studies Center
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." ''. A civil ceremony was held at La Cabaña military fortress. After the 2 June marriage, Guevara and Aleida went to Tarara, a seaside resort town 20 kilometers from Havana for their honeymoon. The couple had four children together: Aleida, Camilo, Celia, and Ernesto. She is the author of the book ''Evocation'' which is about her falling in love with and marrying Che Guevara, and raising their four children after his death. She also wrote ''Remembering Che: My Life with Che Guevara'', published in 2012. "We had some most enjoyable times within the maelstrom of the war, and those moments brought us all closer together. They helped us get to know each other as we really were. Some of us were naive, others, very clever; we were all young and full of hope for a future victory. We took every chance to have fun. I remember Che later wrote: 'At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality'." In the 2008 biopic '' Che'', she was portrayed by Catalina Sandino Moreno, while in the 2005 biopic ''Che Guevara'', she was portrayed by
Paula Garcés
Paula Garcés (born March 20, 1974) is a Colombian and American actress. She is known for her appearance in films such as '' Clockstoppers'', '' Man of the House'' and the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, and on TV shows such as ''CSI: Miami'', '' O ...
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Notes
Sources
*Castaneda, Jorge, ''The Life and Death of Che Guevara: Companero,'' New York: Vintage Books (1998)External links
Che Guevara Studies Center
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