Village Commander, The El comandante del pueblo (Spanish edition): Una novela basada en la vida de Camilo Cienfuegos y su misteriosa muerte

Del escritor espa�ol Mario Escobar llega la emocionante novela sobre la vida y los amores de Camilo Cienfuegos, el revolucionario cubano que luch� al lado de Fidel Castro y muri� en circunstancias sospechosas.

El comandante del pueblo es la historia, basada en hechos reales, de Camilo Cienfuegos, un revolucionario que se hizo amigo de Fidel Castro cuando empezaron las protestas para derrocar la dictadura de Batista. Despu�s de participar en una manifestaci�n en 1948 contra el incremento de los precios del transporte en la Habana, el padre de Camilo obtuvo una visa para irse con �l y unos amigos a los Estados Unidos, donde hicieron de todo para sobrevivir.

Su aventura los lleva de Nueva York a Chicago y San Francisco hasta que son deportados a Cuba. A su regreso en la isla, Camilo se reencuentra con Paquita, su amor de juventud, con quien decide casarse. Pero el curso de su vida cambiar�. Despu�s de unirse al movimiento estudiantil contra el r�gimen de Batista, la polic�a lo persigue y se ve obligado a refugiarse en Miami y luego en M�xico, donde decide unirse al ej�rcito organizado por Fidel Castro y el Che Guevara. En 1956 emprenden el viaje en barco de regreso a Cuba, con 86 hombres a bordo, para iniciar la Revoluci�n. Tras ganar varias batallas, la rivalidad entre Camilo y Fidel se acent�a y sus ideales se separan. Las ideas pacifistas de Camilo se ganan el afecto de la gente, pero la ambici�n de Castro por el poder absoluto borrar� a Camilo de la historia. Camilo desaparece en un viaje de Camag�ey a la Habana. Al parecer, el avi�n en el que viajaba fue derribado, y los posibles testigos del accidente tambi�n desaparecieron. Paquita no volvi� a saber de �l.

From Spanish bestselling author Mario Escobar comes an exciting, thrilling novel about the life and loves of Camilo Cienfuegos, the Cuban revolutionary that worked side by side with Fidel Castro and died under the most suspicious circumstances.

THE VILLAGE COMMANDER/El comandante del pueblo is the story, based on true events, of Camilo Cienfuegos, a revolutionary who became friends with Fidel Castro when the protests began to overthrow the Batista dictatorship. After participating in a demonstration in 1948 for the increase in transportation prices in Havana, Camilo's father obtains a visa to go with him and some friends to the United States, where they do everything to survive.

Their journey takes them from New York to Chicago and San Francisco until they are deported to Cuba. Upon his return to the Island, Camilo meets again with Paquita, his youthful love, with whom he has decided to marry. But soon his life will change course. After joining the student movement against the Batista regime, he is chased by the police and is forced to flee to Miami and then to Mexico, where he decides to join the army organized by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. In 1956 they set sail for Cuba, with 86 men on board, to start the Revolution. After several battles won, the rivalry between Camilo and Fidel is accentuated, while their ideals separate. Camilo's pacifist ideas endear him to the people, but Castro's ambition for absolute power will erase Camilo from history. Camilo disappears on a trip from Camag�ey to Havana. Apparently, the plane he was traveling in was shot down, but possible witnesses to the accident also disappeared. Paquita never heard from him again.