7.7/10124 votesLoading...#1 - Breaking Chains
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/11/2015
After four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.
Director: N/A
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7.6/10106 votesLoading...#2 - War and Sugar
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/2015
Cuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1099 votesLoading...#3 - Ganster's Paradise
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/11/2015
A source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.
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7.3/1094 votesLoading...#4 - A Ragtag Revolution
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2015
On New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.
Director: N/A
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7.1/1089 votesLoading...#5 - Of Soviets and Saviors
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2016
When Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1089 votesLoading...#6 - Making Heroes
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2016
Heroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.
Director: N/A
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6.7/1082 votesLoading...#7 - Secrets and Sacrifices
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2016
Challenges mount in the '80s as Cubans desert their restrictive homeland, cocaine infiltrates the government, and European socialism collapses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/1080 votesLoading...#8 - Moments of Transition
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/2016
In the post-Soviet world, the Castros find mutual support in Venezuela, but the Cold War's conclusion brings the country's isolationism to an end.
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The Best Episodes of The Cuba Libre Story
Every episode of The Cuba Libre Story ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Cuba Libre Story!
Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Genre:Documentary
Network:ZDFinfo
Best Episodes Summary
"Breaking Chains" is the best rated episode of "The Cuba Libre Story". It scored 7.7/10 based on 124 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/11/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "War and Sugar".