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
Korda Studios Korda Studios Korda Studios (in Hungarian: "Korda Filmstúdió") is a film studio complex 26 km west of Budapest in the wine-making village of Etyek; hence the media nickname "Etyekwood". It is built on the site of a former barracks. The studio is named after Sir Alexander Korda. There was a former "Korda Studios" in London until c1980 (see Abbey Road Studios). Korda Studios were inaugurated in April 2007. Altogether six studios were built from a total budget of 90 million Euros. It boasts a sound stage of 5,975 square metres (64,314 sq feet) which is claimed to be the biggest