English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
14ymedio, Regina Coyula, 2 March 2015 — Beautiful, intelligent, affluent – as Félix de Cossío portrayed her, dressed for a party – Natalia Revuelta Clews was collaborating with the Orthodox Party when, on 10 March 1952, hearing of Batista’s coup d’etat on the way to her job as an executive at Esso Standard Oil, she … Continue reading “Naty Revuelta, Some Notes for an Incomplete Biography / 14ymedio, Regina Coyula”
14ymedio, Havana, 2 March 2015 — Natalia Revuelta Clews, Fidel Castro’s ex-lover and the mother of his daughter, Alina Fernandez Revuelta, died last Saturday in Havana, according to the website Café Fuerte. Naty, as she was popularly known, was 89-years-old and died of emphysema. Naty Revuelta’s remains were cremated at the request of her daughter, … Continue reading “Natalia Revuelta, Mother of Castro’s Daughter Alina Fernandez, Dies in Havana / 14ymedio”
Mirta Díaz-Balart lived in Madrid and was the mother of “Fidelito” who committed suicide in 2018 14ymedio, Havana, July 6, 2024— Mirta Díaz-Balart, ex-wife of Fidel Castro and mother of their first child, died on Saturday in Madrid at the age of 95. Her grandson, Fidel Alejandro Castro Smirnov, a scientist with ties to the … Continue reading “Mirta Díaz-Balart, Fidel Castro’s First Wife, Dies at 95”
