Marita Lorenz, daughter of a German sea captain, became Fidel Castro's mistress in Havana after the 1959 Cuban revolution. After being six months pregnant with his child, she was subjected to a near-fatal abortion. Recruited by the CIA and Mafia, she was tasked with assassinating Castro, but threw away the poison pills before meeting him.
Dear Fidel
Marita Lorenz, daughter of a German sea captain, recalls her passionate and tumultuous relationship with Fidel Castro in 1959 Havana, following the Cuban Revolution.