Alberto Granado his body be cremated and his ashes spread in Cuba, Argentina and Venezuela. His death coincidentally occurred on the 51st anniversary of when Che's famous "Guerrillero Heroico" photograph was taken by Alberto Korda. With his Venezuela-born wife Delia Maria Duque Duque (married in 1955), he had three children (Alberto, Delita and Roxana). One of his sons, also named Alberto Granado, is head of Cuba's Africa House, a center in Havana that celebrates African culture. Alberto Granados was featured on the documentary film . He is portrayed by Rodrigo de la Serna in the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries based on
Alexander Korda Olivier and Vivien Leigh, and produced "Lydia" (1941) with Oberon. He supervised "Jungle Book" (1942), a live action version of the Kipling story, directed by Zoltán Korda. He also had minor involvement in "To Be or Not to Be" (1942). Korda was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 1942 Birthday Honours. On 22 September 1942, Korda was knighted at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace by George VI for his contribution to the war effort, the first film director to receive the honour. He returned to Britain in 1943 as production chief of MGM-London films, with a £35 million, 10-year programme.