Some Ché Players

J.M. Ferreira – Founder of El Ché Cola
Ferreira is the founder of El Ché Cola. El Ché Cola is sold in bottles sporting the Ché image on them. The company is located in Marseilles, France. The website says that El Ché Cola is “a tribute to an icon, the legendary Ernesto Ché Guevara, known for his commitment to fighting injustices for a more equal world.” 50% of the proceeds from El Ché Cola go to NGO’s that focus their efforts on fighting hunger across the world.
(Duncan)

Hector Cruz Sandoval – Director of “KordaVision” – halogrp@earthlink.net
Cruz Sandoval directed “KordaVision,” a documentary about Alberto “Korda” Diaz, with some focus on the iconic image he created.
(Duncan)

Che-Lives.com – Website selling Ché goods
There is no contact information on the website, but I’ve sent them an email requesting an email exchange. It would be interesting to find out who is behind the website and what kind of product they move on a regular basis.
(Duncan)


Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez (September 14, 1928 – May 25, 2001) – Also known as Alberto Korda – Photographer.
Korda was born in Havana and lived most of his life in Cuba. Korda was working for the Cuban newspaper Revolución when he snapped the iconic photo of Ché Guevara titled "Guerrillero Heroico" in 1960 at the funeral for victims of a steamboat that was sabotaged in the port of Havana. Korda went on to work as Fidel Castro's personal photographer from 1968 to 1978. Although he never collected any royalties for the photo, Korda won a copyright suit over Smirnoff in 2000 for the rights to use the image. He died in 2001 while presenting an exhibit in Paris.
(Shaun)

Giangiacomo Feltrinelli (June 19, 1926 – March 14, 1972) – Italian publisher and left-wing activist.
Feltrinelli was born into one of Italy's wealthiest families. During the later years of World War II Feltrinelli joined and played a key role in financing the Italian Communist Party (PCI). In 1954 he founded the publishing company, Feltrinelli Editore and published Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. He also published the writings of Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh, and Ché Guevara. Feltrinelli obtained the rights to Guevara's "Bolivian Diary" and chose Korda's now iconic photograph for the cover. Feltrinelli's death was considered "suspicious". He was found dead in Milan, apparently killed by his own explosives.
(Shaun)

Tomás Esson, (1963 – ) – Cuban born artist.
Esson was born in Havana and graduated from Havana's Art Institute. Esson's 1988 solo exhibit in a major Havana gallery was closed by Cuba's Ministry of Culture. The exhibit included Esson's "My Homage to Che" which portrayed Ché as a black man and obscured by two humanoids. The exhibit also included other images that combined depictions of Che and Castro with grotesque sexual imagery. Esson relocated to Miami due to consistent pressures by the Cuban Authorities in regards to his controversial art.
(Shaun)