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The birthday boy

13 August 2009

Today is former Mexico City tourist photographer Fidel Castro’s 83rd birthday.

Returning to his native Cuba in 1959 for a new career, and — since his retirement in 2006 — has kept active as a blogger and occasional book reviewer. He still takes an interest in tourism, as in this photo taken within the last ten days:

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  1. Sarah's avatar
    16 August 2009 2:07 pm

    Retirement seems to suit him well. I’ve never seen the man smile before, especially not on Cuban Fidelevision, I mean television.

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