A veteran of the Cuban Revolution, Valdés fought alongside Fidel Castro at the attack on the Moncada Barracks in 1953 and was a founding member of the 26th of July Movement. He was one of the revolutionaries on the Granma expedition and one of the 12 who survived the initial landing.
A veteran of the Cuban Revolution, Valdés participated in the attack on the Moncada Barracks with Fidel Castro in 1953 and was a founding member of the 26th of July Movement. He was among the revolutionaries who traveled on the Granma expedition and one of the twelve who survived the initial landing.