In the Underground

In Cuba, the way to fight against the dictatorship in the cities was to go underground. all activities were done in secret, and the participants used "nom de guerre," so that the government would not discover them, because the price would be prison or death by firing squad. Everything was done in secret in order to overthrow, or at least throw obstacles in the way of the regime. Cecilia interviewed thirty fighters of the Student Revolutionary Directorate (DRE) from that stage of the struggle against Fidel Castro, which lasted from the end of 1960 to the end of 1962. Of those interviewed, 12 suffered imprisonment in Cuba with sentences ranging from 10 to 30 years. From the almost 500 pages of testimonies, Cecilia reconstructed the story of those two years. Many others are missing, and many have died, but the historic achievement of this all-student organization is admirable. Cecilia wrote everything down and wanted it to be published verbatim, without omitting any word. That is what appears in these pages.