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Aug 7, 2020 · Directed by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, Wasp Network chronicles the true story of the Cuban 5 — intelligence officers who infiltrated Cuban-American organizations during the '90s. The narrative premise is based on Fernando Morais' 2011 book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War: The Story of the Cuban Five, and the movie adaption retains ...
Jun 19, 2020 · Jun. 19 2020, Updated 1:50 p.m. ET. Olivier Assayas' film Wasp Network tells the story of Cuban pilot René González who leaves behind his wife and daughter to begin a new life in Miami. Soon after René (played by Edgar Ramírez) arrived, he joined a pro-Castro spy ring led by an undercover operative named Manuel Viramontez aka Gerardo ...
Jun 19, 2020 · Both René and Juan are spies for the Cuban government. A man who goes by the fake name “Manuel Viramontez” is the leader of a group known as the Wasp Network, aka Cuban government spies who ...
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Jun 19, 2020 · Yes, ‘Wasp Network’ is based on a true story. The film derives its material from a non-fiction book, ‘The Last Soldiers of the Cold War: The Story of the Cuban Five’, written by Fernando Morais. It focuses on the history of the strained relationships between America and Cuba and how it led to the events in the 1990s that eventually ...
Jul 2, 2020 · It stars Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal and Ana de Armas and is based on the true story of the ‘Cuban Five’ (aka Miami Five) who were arrested and imprisoned in the USA as ...
Jun 19, 2020 · By Gabriella Geisinger Published: 19 June 2020. Netflix 's latest venture into the audacious-but-true-story-turned-film genre is Wasp Network. The movie synopsis reads: "René González is a Cuban ...
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Jun 19, 2020 · The History Behind the Wasp Network. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the future looked uncertain for Fidel Castro's control over Cuba. In the '90s, Cuba faced a series of bomb attacks ...