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Secret Missions to Cuba : Fidel Castro, Bernardo Benes, and Cuban Miami
Secret Missions to Cuba Fidel Castro Bernardo Benes and Cuban Miami Author:Robert M. Levine In 1960 Bernardo Benes, a lawyer, fled his home in Cuba. Quickly making a name for himself in Miami, he became a leading advocate for exile causes in South Florida. Making 75 secret trips to Cuba--where he met with Castro for Presidents Carter and Reagan--Benes reunited divided families and was the catalyst behind Castro's release of thousands o... more »f Cuban political prisoners. Despite his extraordinary achievements for Miami's Cuban community, Benes became, and remains, a pariah there. For the first time, hear Benes's story--and read a powerful expose of the power and passions of Cuban Miami.« less