The Eduardo “Guayo” Hernández Papers collection contains documents, letters, newspaper articles, photographs, slides, correspondence, films, documentaries, and ephemera. “Guayo” was one of the premiere cameramen and journalists of pre-revolution Cuba. “Guayo” formed Noticuba, a news documentary production company that featured his documentaries in theaters.
One of the most popular cameramen in Cuba, Guayo was alongside Agustín Alles Soberón, the first cameraman and photojournalist to reach Fidel Castro in Sierra Maestra. Disenchanted with Castro’s regime ideals, Guayo left Cuba and worked in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Miami.
The collection, donated by his son Luis Hernández Abreu, is an invaluable resource that documents the history of Cuba before, during, and after the revolution, covering counter-revolutionary missions to Cuba with Brigada 2506 and Alpha 66.
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12 pages of photos and captions from Guayo's Collection
