Scope and Contents note
The recording begins with a six-minute introduction that discusses the lies and violence of Castro's regime and describes
Juanita's statement as particularly moving due to its emotion and brutal description of Cuba's reality. It is described as
a speech that is galvanizing people to demand justice.
The speech occurs on Part One of the recording, from 6:14 to 20:23. It is Juanita's official press conference/statement in
Mexico, 1964, to give the Mexican people a summary of her role in the revolution against Batista and the efforts she made
against her brothers after her disillusionment with the movement brought by violence, communism and Russian imperialism. She
describes the current conditions and climate of terror and panic in Cuba, lack of food and medical car,e and confirms that
Cuba is influencing other communist/ socialist movements in Latin America. She ultimately asks for Mexico's acceptance as
a political refugee and renounces the government for its abuses.
The remainder of Part One and all of Part Two is comprised of music and reading of scripture (both in English and Spanish),
called "La Hora Vespertina."
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