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Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Genre:Documentary
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Season 1

  • Breaking Chains
    7.7/10124 votes
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    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.

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  • War and Sugar
    7.6/10106 votes
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    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.

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  • Ganster's Paradise
    7.6/1099 votes
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    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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  • A Ragtag Revolution
    7.3/1094 votes
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    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.

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  • Making Heroes
    7.0/1089 votes
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    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.

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  • Of Soviets and Saviors
    7.1/1089 votes
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    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.

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  • Secrets and Sacrifices
    6.7/1082 votes
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    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.

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  • Moments of Transition
    6.3/1080 votes
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    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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