Variety drops the bowl with Fidel's Funniest Home Videos to Air in U.S.:
Just days after Steven Spielberg's warm and fuzzy summit with Fidel Castro in Havana, a set of smuggled home videos of the Cuban leader could sour his take on Hollywood.While I think it would be cool to see Fidel hit in the groin by the family dog while wearing golf-style "casual clothes" in bold primary colors, it sounds like the real winner would be a Ozzy-style family reality show.
Starting Monday, Spanish-language newscast Noticias 41 will begin airing "The Secret Life of Castro," a 10-part series that offers the first-ever glimpse into the carefully guarded life of Cuba's president and perpetual revolutionary.
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The videos were reportedly shot by Castro's own adult children and fell into the hands of an estranged girlfriend of Fidel's son, Antonio Castro Soto del Valle. The girlfriend, Dashiell Torralba, arranged for Univision to get the tapes after she left Cuba, claiming that the broadcast is a way to even the score with Castro's wife and Antonio's disapproving mother.
A casually attired Castro (the signature military fatigues are evidently for official appearances only) is shown to keep his family in relative comfort and privilege. The family home, Punto Cero, features a wine cellar with individual bottles worth up to $400. The videos are intercut with interviews with Torralba and other former members of Castro's inner circle, including sister Juanita Castro and daughter Alina Fernandez.
The Prince of F*&%ing Darkness and his family are back for all-new episodes!To spice things up, they can always do a prison tour.
