Andy Garcia is Fed Up With People Who Glorify Che Guevara

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[Number57]

Andy Garcia is urging fashion-conscious rebels to stop wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the image of Latino revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara because they remind Cubans of terrible times. The actor accepts that Guevara stands for rebellion and is seen as a hero to many, but he sees the revolutionary as a butcher who killed millions of his countrymen.

Argentine-born Guevara helped current Cuban leader Fidel Castro overthrow General Fulgencio Batista's government in a guerrilla revolution in the late 1950s.

Garcia, who left Cuba when he was five, says, "I'd be curious to go around and ask them how much they really know about Che. Some people wearing the T-shirt don't even know his name. They know he's some sort of revolutionary, and to wear his image is cool because you feel like a revolutionary. Someone told me the other day that they asked one of these people if they were aware of all the executions that Che was a part of in Cuba and the guy said, 'Well, I don't know if that's true, as if it had been made up to discredit him.' I wish you could say it was made up because that would mean that all those people didn't die under his thumb. That's the tragedy."

[SuziQ]

I like this one myself!

[apackof2]

This the second thread of the same article but I never get tired of posting pictures of Andy!

Enjoy

[Rastus]

There's more to it than that, from contactmusic (whose articles are not allowed on FR):

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/garcia%20film%20banned%20for%20anti-guevara%20sentiment_24_04_2006

Basically, he's got a movie coming out that tells the truth about ol' Che. So, Mr. Garcia basically goes well beyond the rather mild sentiments expressed by this article. Good for him.

[Mo1]

Garcia, who left Cuba when he was five, says, "I'd be curious to go around and ask them how much they really know about Che.

I'd say it's a safe bet that majority don't know who he is and what he did

[kenth]

"It closed down."

heh. The eight hour bread line restaurant concept just didn't quite work out in real life I suppose.

[jocon307]

"The Lost City" is the name of Andy Garcia's film. If anyone wants to listen to either of today's interviews (and some others not mentioned by me) or any other WNYC programs, it seems they are available at www.wnyc.org This is today's progamming so I don't expect they'll be up for too much longer.

[Number57]

Thanks for the link ;)

[jocon307]

We girls need our "picture rules" too!

[peggybac]

OMG I have tears in my eyes - that is the funniest thing I've seen in ages! The wiggling toes,,,, hahahahahaha

[peggybac]

Andy has been outspoken at times about his political beliefs. He is one of the few stars who attended the convention who didn't care if his pic was taken or not - he was even interviewed. I don't know if he attended any of W's inaugurals. I know several actors and agents who attended but kept a low profile so their pics wouldn't appear in the rags. I have a lot of respect for Garcia.

[monkapotamus]

[armymarinemom]

Hey, I made myself a Che T-Shirt.

[demlosers]

[Skip Ripley]

This is a pretty good CD though.....it's out of print now. Kind of like Che'

[peggybac]

2 of Garcia's movies I recommend:

"For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story" and for a great date movie, "When a Man Loves a Woman" with Meg Ryan.

[ndt]

"...they must have been thinking of Guevara"

Depends, if it was an Argentine joint then probably not. He (Guevara) was called che because it's so commonly used in Argentine talk. "Che" in Mapuche (a native group from the mountains of Argentina and Chile) means "people" and I suspect that is where it originally came from.

[I_like_good_things_too]

You and I both. I always thought he was the hottest actor out there. My perfect male. Except for my husband, of course.

[Velveeta]

[SlowBoat407]

Keyboard - $35
Flat Panel Monitor - $1000
That picture - Priceless

[Number57]

THAT KICKS ASS... I want ten of them.

/try to lose the pinkish