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Nov 13, 2015 · Rafael Cruz fleshed out the story of his role in a key battle in Santiago de Cuba, where he said a revolutionary leader was killed just hours after he had seen him.
Jun 27, 2015 · Today, the 76-year-old Rafael Cruz is a pastor who frequently quotes scripture in anti-government speeches to grassroots groups. He’s compared Barack Obama to a young Castro. Ted Cruz writes that his father didn’t open up about being tortured in Cuban jails until the future senator was a teenager, when the pair went to See “Rambo.”
Jun 20, 2013 · The Texas senator says giving a path to citizenship to immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be unfair to immigrants who followed the rules, like his own father, 74-year-old Rafael Bienvenido...
Jun 26, 2015 · Ted Cruz's Secret Weapon to Win the Right. On the trail with Rafael Cruz—dad, preacher, and Ted's ambassador to the true believers of the Right. By Andy Kroll and National Journal. This...
Oct 27, 2015 · The speaker was Rafael Cruz, the 76-year-old father of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. A Cuban immigrant turned traveling minister, the elder Cruz has been a central figure in his son’s rise on the...
Advertisement. Government. How Ted Cruz’s Dad Became a GOP Rock Star. To really understand Texas' Tea-Partying junior senator, you need to spend a few days with his father, Rafael. By Michael...
The beginning. Ted grew up in Texas. His father, Rafael, fled Cuba after being tortured and imprisoned and came to Texas with just $100 sewn into his underwear. Rafael got a job washing dishes making 50 cents an hour and learned English. He worked hard and attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a degree in mathematics.
