Lost City:A little bit lost in history

Lost City is a movie directed by Andy Garcia, a tribute to all Cubans that today live outside of the homeland. I had a very hard time trying to contain my feelings watching the movie, and it's one of those movies that I would recommend to anybody who wants to understand Cubans in "Miami" and what they have suffered.

But... I don't know if Andy did any serious research about what happened on March 13 of 1957. According to Andy's Garcia Movie, Jose Antonio Echeverria head of the Revolutionary Directory killed himself after reading a prepared communique in the CMQ Radio Station (Radio Reloj). Well, Andy Garcia is completely wrong, Echeverria was killed by policemen when he was on his way to Havana University where he was planning to base his headquarter.

The fates decreed worse for Echeverria and the movement he headed. By chance, as he neared the university, his car collided with a patrolling police vehicle. He jumped out, firing his machine gun. The officers returned his fire, killing him almost instantly.

It's very sad to see this kind of mistakes in a movie meant to tell about Cubans and what they have suffered and still suffering. Cubans need our history kept alive but we don't need Hollywood changing our history.