CHE GUEVARA

Had he lived Che Guevara would have turned 80 on 14 June 2008. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHE! He embodied the dream of a social utopia for a whole generation and became a political icon for many born after his death in 1967. This biography explores the myth and the reality of this enduringly fascinating revolutionary. His daughter Aleida recently denounced the commercialisation of her father's image. 'Something that bothers me now is the appropriation of the figure of Che that has been used to make enemies from different classes. It's embarrassing,' said the eldest daughter from Guevara's second marriage during an internet forum sponsored by Cuba's government ahead of her father's 80th birthday.