Che Guevara in popular culture Che Guevara in popular culture Appearances of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara (1928–1967) in popular culture are common throughout the world. Although during his lifetime he was a highly politicized and controversial figure, in death his stylized image has been transformed into a worldwide emblem for an array of causes, representing a complex mesh of sometimes conflicting narratives. Che Guevara's image is viewed as everything from an inspirational icon of revolution, to a retro and vintage logo. Most commonly he is represented by a facial caricature originally by Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick and based on Alberto Korda's famous 1960 photograph
Alexander Korda director also had careers in the film industry, often working with their elder brother. After the death of his father, Korda began writing film reviews to support his family. Korda changed his family name from Kellner to Korda—from the Latin phrase "sursum corda" which means "lift up your hearts". Korda became an important film figure through his film magazines "Pesti Mozi", "Mozihét" and "Világ". This led to invitations to write film screenplays. Korda's first film script was for "Watchhouse in the Carpathians" (1914), which he also helped direct. When the First World War broke out, Korda was excused from military