“Brothers in blood and comrades in thought”

 “Brothers in blood and comrades in thought”

Juan Martín Guevara speaks about his brother “Che”

The October 8 of 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara He was captured in the Bolivian mountains and taken to the little schoolhouse in La Higuera where he was gunned down on October 9, exactly 55 years ago.

In dialogue with CLACSO.tv, Juan Martín GuevaraFifteen years younger, he spoke of his brother Ernesto in his lesser-known facet of home life, how he became the "Che" of the Cuban Revolution of January 1, 1959, his last letters to his mother before leaving for Bolivia, and how his image endures through time.




Che with his mother Celia de la Serna and his father Ernesto Guevara Lynch, Havana, Cuba, 1959

Juan Martín and Ernesto with their father

Juan Martín, Ernesto and Roberto with their mother Celia in Punta del Este, 1961

Che's embrace with his mother, Havana, Cuba, 1959

Interviewed by Gustavo Lema
Audiovisual production: Guido Fontán
Production: Eric Domergue

Recorded at the CLACSO Executive Secretariat in Buenos Aires


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