Che Guevara of various leftist movements. "Time" magazine named him one of the people of the 20th century, while an Alberto Korda photograph of him, titled "Guerrillero Heroico" (shown), was cited by the Maryland Institute College of Art as "the most famous photograph in the world". Ernesto Guevara was born to Ernesto Guevara Lynch and Celia de la Serna y Llosa, on June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina, according to his birth certificate, but the according to biographer Jon Lee Anderson's book "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" Che's mother confided to an astrologer friend that he was actually born on May 14,
Alberto Korda established newspaper offered the largest space for photographers to display their photographs, and Korda became part of the revolutionary cause. Korda Says, “Nearing 30, I was heading toward a frivolous life when an exceptional event transformed my life: The Cuban Revolution. It was at this time that I took this photo of a little girl, who was clutching a piece of wood for a doll. I came to understand that it was worth dedicating my work to a revolution which aimed to remove these inequalities.” He got caught up in the ideals of the revolution and began photographing its leaders.