7.7/10124 votes#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 votes#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
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7.6/1099 votes#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 votes#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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7.0/1089 votes#5 - 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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7.1/1089 votes#6 - 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
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6.7/1082 votes#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
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6.3/1080 votes#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.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of The Cuba Libre Story Season 1
Every episode of The Cuba Libre Story Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Cuba Libre Story Season 1!
Recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Genre:Documentary
Network:ZDFinfo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Breaking Chains" is the best rated episode of "The Cuba Libre Story" season 1. 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 is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "War and Sugar".