00:00And in Cuba, all the glory of the world is the photographic exhibition by Alex Castro Soto del Valle,
00:07which was inaugurated at the José Martín Memorial in Havana in the context of the 19th anniversary of Fidel Castro's birth.
00:16Our correspondent, Fabiola Lopez, tells us more.
00:21There are 50 photographs that, according to experts, transcend the documentary to become visual poetry.
00:27These are images that move many people.
00:29His son, a photographer, captured them in the privacy of their homes.
00:32They show Fidel doing what he loved most at the end of his life, researching, reading, talking with young people, and sharing his knowledge.
00:39Alex wants people to see not only the work of the leader as a statesman, but also the man who wanted to transform the world.
00:48He never stopped working, never stopped researching, never stopped teaching, and never stopped enjoying that time with people, sharing his experiences.
00:58He did this practically until the last days of his life.
01:06All the glory of the world shows a Fidel free of artifices, without poses.
01:12He converses, reflects, thinks.
01:14The boundaries between the epic and the everyday are erased.
01:16This also shows us that very important side of the commander, which connects with all audiences, which is his humanity.
01:26The extraordinary human being that the commander always was, in that relationship, is that friendship with world leaders and personalities, also with that connection with the people.
01:38And it is that uninhibited Fidel of those moments that Alex, also managed to capture, as the great artist that he is, and I believe that it is an exhibition that everyone will enjoy.
01:50A bridge between public history and personal experience, Alex's photographs show Fidel in dialogue with the past, present, and future.
02:02Perhaps that is why this six-year-old boy, also named Fidel, did not want to miss the opening.
02:06My name is Fidel Antonio Guzman Carrillo, and today is my birthday.
02:15So I came to see the photo of Fidel Castro Ruz.
02:19And the photo I like the most, is the one of Fidel with a child.
02:23These are images where gestures speak louder than words.
02:32Through his lens, Alex shows the leader and the authentic human being experiencing moments of solemnity, introspection, and even fragility.
02:38The best tribute, is to read Fidel, to return to him.
02:48He was ahead of everything in every field, he left us an exceptional legacy.
02:51It is up to us to decide whether that legacy will become something for museums or another mystery that accompanies us.
02:56Lezama said that Mart is a mystery that accompanies us.
03:07I could paraphrase Lezama and say that Fidel is another mystery that will always accompany us, and this exhibition helps to do that.
03:13It invites you to reflect, it calls for a moment of spiritual concentration, of spiritual dialogue with that extraordinary man who continues to be with us.
03:31They say here that each image is a window into Fidel's soul, reminding us that his true strength lies in what is authentic, human, and uncompromisingly honest, a bridge between myth and man.
03:43Fabiola López, Telesur, La Habana.
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