La Coubre explosion sold to a shipping company in Cyprus and renamed "Barbara". Alberto Korda took photos at the memorial service for victims of the "La Coubre" explosion, including "Guerrillero Heroico", which has become an iconic image of Che Guevara. La Coubre explosion The French freighter La Coubre () exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on 4 March 1960 while it was unloading 76 tons of munitions. Casualties may have been as high as 100, and many more were injured. Fidel Castro charged it was an act of sabotage on the part of the United States, which denied any involvement. Unloading explosive
Alexander Korda hit with "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), which he directed. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, established Korda internationally and made a star of Charles Laughton. Korda followed it with "The Girl from Maxim's" (1933) which he shot in English and French. He tried to repeat the success of "Henry" with "The Private Life of Don Juan" (1934) starring Douglas Fairbanks, which he directed, and "The Rise of Catherine the Great" (1934) which he did not. Neither did as well as "Henry". Korda produced a well respected short, "The Private Life of the Gannets"