About this episode

Cuban Mic interviews author Jorge Lucas Alvarez about his life as a Cuban-Venezuelan and the historical context of the Bay of Pigs during the Cold War.

Cuban Mic sits with his guest, Author Jorge Lucas Alvarez of the book "Green Light Palm, Red Light Blood" to talk about his life experience as a Cuban-Venezuelan, migrating back to America and the Bay of Pigs events of the Cold War.

People in this episode

Host: Cuban Mic

Guest: Jorge Lucas Alvarez

Topics covered

• Cuban-Venezuelan experience
• migration
• Cold War history
• Bay of Pigs
• literature

Keywords

• Cuban Mic
• Jorge Lucas Alvarez
• Green Light Palm Red Light Blood
• migration
• Bay of Pigs
• Cold War
• Cuban-Venezuelan

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Green Light Palm, Red Light Blood

Places: Cuba, Venezuela, America

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