Che Guevara in popular culture Che Guevara in popular culture Appearances of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara (1928–1967) in popular culture are common throughout the world. Although during his lifetime he was a highly politicized and controversial figure, in death his stylized image has been transformed into a worldwide emblem for an array of causes, representing a complex mesh of sometimes conflicting narratives. Che Guevara's image is viewed as everything from an inspirational icon of revolution, to a retro and vintage logo. Most commonly he is represented by a facial caricature originally by Irish artist Jim Fitzpatrick and based on Alberto Korda's famous 1960 photograph
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"