Thirty Years After His Death, Che Guevara Still an Icon
David D'Arcy reports on the enduring appeal of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. Now, more than 30 years after his death, images of his face still appear on posters and t-shirts. A new film on his travels as a youth, The Motorcycle Diaries, has just opened and a new film based on his later life is in the works.
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