Cuba Libre
The extraordinary biographical story of the life of Annie Silva Pais, the only daughter of the director of Portugal's political police, endowed with remarkable beauty and sensuality, but also possessor of an enormous spirit of rebellion. In 1965, at the age of 30 while married to a Swiss diplomat and living in Havana, she abandons her husband and family to give herself to the Cuban revolution, all the while being secretly in love with Che Guevara.
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Drama, Documentary
The extraordinary biographical story of the life of Annie Silva Pais, the only daughter of the director of Portugal's political police, endowed with remarkable beauty and sensuality, but also possessor of an enormous spirit of rebellion. In 1965, at the age of 30 while married to a Swiss diplomat and living in Havana, she abandons her husband and family to give herself to the Cuban revolution, all the while being secretly in love with Che Guevara.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Annie meets and marries a member of the Swiss embassy in Portugal. He is then assigned to the embassy in Cuba.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Annie and Raymond settle into the Swiss embassy in Havanna just days before the Cuban Missile Crisis. In December, she meets Che Guevara.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Annie is in love with Che Guevara, and Raymond grows increasingly jealous. Meanwhile, in Portugal, "Operation Autumn" goes wrong. Annie leaves for Mexico for a two-week holiday.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
On their fifth anniversary, Raymond awaits Annie at the Havana airport, but she has disappeared. Months later, she resurfaces, having claimed political asylum in Cuba. She has trained to be a revolutionary.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Annie's mother arrives in Cuba, convinced she can persuade Annie to come home to Portugal.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
The General, Annie's father, is tried and sent to prison. Annie flies to Portugal hoping to help with his release.