Guerrillero Heroico Guerrillero Heroico Guerrillero Heroico () is an iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda. It was captured on March 5, 1960, in Havana, Cuba, at a memorial service for victims of the "La Coubre" explosion. By the end of the 1960s, the image, in conjunction with Guevara's subsequent actions and eventual execution, helped solidify the charismatic and controversial leader as a cultural icon. Korda has said that at the moment he shot the picture, he was drawn to Guevara's facial expression, which showed "absolute implacability" as well as anger and pain. Years later, Korda would say
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.