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
Andrew Korda Andrew Korda Professor Andrew Robert Korda AM (MA, MBBS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG, FACLM) is an Australian medical specialist Obstetrician and Gynecologist. He is a subspecialist in Urogynaecology and in 2011 became a Member of the Order of Australia for his outstanding contributions to medicine. Andrew Robert Korda was born to parents Tibor and Tereze Korda, who immigrated to Australia from Hungary in 1957. He attended Randwick Boys High School from 1957 - 1959 where he is listed as a notable alumnus. Following graduation in Medicine (MBBS) from the University of Sydney, Professor Korda did his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology