{"id":3434,"date":"2021-01-06T08:10:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T08:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=3434"},"modified":"2021-01-06T08:37:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T08:37:16","slug":"fidel-castro-up-close-an-interview-with-eduardo-torres-flores-indestructible-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/fidel-castro-up-close-an-interview-with-eduardo-torres-flores-indestructible-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidel Castro Up Close: An Interview with Eduardo Torres Flores (Indestructible Podcast)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1GFHpyCe4KE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indestructible:&nbsp;Latin America with Rodrigo Acu\u00f1a is a new podcast from&nbsp;<em>Alborada<\/em>&nbsp;bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The podcast will be available on Spotify and other podcast streaming websites shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/indestructiblepod\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndestructPod\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/indestructiblepod\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/indestructiblepod\"><strong>Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>::: Episode 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fidel Castro Up Close: An Interview with Eduardo Torres Flores<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first episode of Indestructible, Rodrigo interviews Mexican filmmaker Eduardo Torres Flores on his new documentary film \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9057100\/\">Fidel Up Close: An Intimate Portrait of Fidel Castro<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to episode 1:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1GFHpyCe4KE\">Alborada\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7759957-fidel-castro-up-close-an-interview-with-eduardo-torres-flores\">Audioboom<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/indestructible-1573439\">Podchaser<\/a>&nbsp;(More to follow)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alborada.net\/indestructible\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to go to the Indestructible homepage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presented by Alborada contributing editor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/author\/rodrigoacuna\/\">Rodrigo Acu\u00f1a<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Produced and edited by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pablonav1\">Pablo Navarrete.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chylezprod\/\">Chylez Productions.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/indestructible-episode-1\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/indestructible-episode-1\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/indestructible-episode-1\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/indestructible-episode-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/indestructible-episode-1\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alborada.net\/indestructible-episode-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">lborada<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indestructible:&nbsp;Latin America with Rodrigo Acu\u00f1a is a new podcast from&nbsp;Alborada&nbsp;bringing you monthly discussions with some of the most interesting voices working on and from Latin<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/fidel-castro-up-close-an-interview-with-eduardo-torres-flores-indestructible-podcast\/\"> 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