Guerrillero Heroico Guerrillero Heroico Guerrillero Heroico () is an iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda. It was captured on March 5, 1960, in Havana, Cuba, at a memorial service for victims of the "La Coubre" explosion. By the end of the 1960s, the image, in conjunction with Guevara's subsequent actions and eventual execution, helped solidify the charismatic and controversial leader as a cultural icon. Korda has said that at the moment he shot the picture, he was drawn to Guevara's facial expression, which showed "absolute implacability" as well as anger and pain. Years later, Korda would say
Alexander Korda he had previously directed in the United States. He collaborated with several figures who would contribute to his future success in Britain. Korda was offered a series of scripts, all of which he disliked, before he finally agreed to make "The Princess and the Plumber" (1930). Korda's reluctance to make the film led to his conflict with studio bosses, which brought to an end his first period in Hollywood. Korda went to France where he made "The Men Around Lucy" (1931) for Paramount. He also made "Rive gauche" (1931). Korda had a success with "Marius" (1931) starring Raimu from the