Dear Fidel (2001)
Marita Lorenz, the daughter of a German sea captain, recalls how she became the mistress of Fidel Castro in Havana soon after the Cuban revolution in 1959. After being six months pregnant with his baby, she was drugged and given a near fatal abortion. She was then recruited by the CIA and Mafia to assassinate Castro, but she threw away the poison pills just before she met Fidel. She then worked for the CIA in Florida and, in 1962, had a daughter while she was the mistress of an ex-dictator of Venezuela. She later married an FBI agent, by whom she had a son, and they spied on UN diplomats in a New York apartment. She claimed her spying days were over when she testified, in the 1977 Kennedy Assassination Inquiry, about her connection to Frank Sturgis and Lee Harvey Oswald.Dear Fidel featuring Marita Lorenz and Fidel Castro is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a documentary movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 6.7 (85 votes).
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Dear Fidel offers a unique perspective on a significant period in history, as it tells the story of Marita Lorenz, who was intimately involved with Fidel Castro and other key figures during the Cuban revolution.
The movie provides a deep dive into the world of espionage, with Lorenz working for the CIA, the Mafia, and even spying on UN diplomats, which adds a layer of intrigue and suspense.
Despite being a documentary, Dear Fidel has a compelling narrative that unfolds like a thriller, with unexpected twists such as Lorenz's near fatal abortion, her failed assassination attempt on Castro, and her connections to the Kennedy Assassination.
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Marita Lorenz, the daughter of a German sea captain, recalls how she became the mistress of Fidel Castro in Havana soon after the Cuban revolution in 1959. After being six months pregnant with his baby, she was drugged and given a near fatal abortion. She was then recruited by the CIA and Mafia to assassinate Castro, but she threw away the poison pills just before she met Fidel. She then worked for the CIA in Florida and, in 1962, had a daughter while she was the mistress of an ex-dictator of Venezuela. She later married an FBI agent, by whom she had a son, and they spied on UN diplomats in a New York apartment. She claimed her spying days were over when she testified, in the 1977 Kennedy Assassination Inquiry, about her connection to Frank Sturgis and Lee Harvey Oswald.