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 María Corda, who could not make the transition because of her strong accent. From 1930, Korda was active in the British film industry, and soon became one of its leading figures. He was the founder of London Films and, post-war, the owner of British Lion Films, a film distribution company. Korda was the first filmmaker to have been granted a knighthood. The elder brother of Zoltan and Vincent, Alexander Korda was born as Sándor László Kellner in Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary. Born into a Jewish family, his parents were Henrik Kellner and Ernesztina Weisz. Zoltan, a film director and Vincent, an art