These images, however, become haunted and dark as we contemplate the rise of Fidel Castro and his rigid communist dictatorship. Even I Love Lucy reruns with Lucille Ball and Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz, a native Cuban) captivate watchers and spark creative imaginations. The writings of Ernest Hemingway and Langston Hughes tantalize us, and the island that made Cuban cigars, Havana Club Rum, and mojitos and daiquiris famous whets our appetites for more knowledge. We are enchanted by stories of Cuba's exotic past-the decadent nightlife of the 40s and 50s and its depiction in movies such as Havana with Robert Redford and Lena Olin. The lovely island of Cuba, just 90 miles south of Key West, Florida, is an enigma to most U.S.
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