Overview of the Juanita Castro Ruz speeches
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Title: Juanita Castro Ruz speeches
Date (inclusive): undated
Collection Number: 69000
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 phonotape reel
(0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to the communist government of Cuba.
Creator:
Castro Ruz, Juanita, 1933-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Sister of Fidel Castro, premier of Cuba; anti-communist émigré to the United States.
Scope and Content of Collection
Relates to the communist government of Cuba.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Cuba -- History -- 1959-1990
Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016
Sound recording
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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