00:00Welcome back to From the South.
00:02On August 13th, the Fidel Castro Ruz Center,
00:04the institution that is dedicated to shaping values,
00:08spreading thoughts and studying the work of the Cuban leader,
00:11became the epicenter of activities for the 99th anniversary of his birth,
00:17these activities in the Cuban capital.
00:19Our correspondent in Havana, Fabiola L贸pez, was there and tells us more.
00:22This is how the Fidel Castro Ruz Center awoke on August 13th.
00:33The celebration of the first 100 years with Fidel is just beginning,
00:37and children are the stars of the day.
00:39It is a different day, and it could not be any other way.
00:42Today is Fidel's birthday.
00:52This is a bust presented to Fidel by Chinese President Xi Jinping in July 2014,
01:03but Fidel did not feel comfortable with it.
01:05However, he upset it as a sign of friendship with the Chinese people.
01:09He didn't feel comfortable with it because he didn't want any status or bust in his name
01:15or with his face on them.
01:22They say that Fidel once said that while his enemies were talking about his post-Castro era,
01:31he was working towards that moment.
01:32The truth is that almost 10 years after his death,
01:35that is how Cuban children see and feel it.
01:39His personality, his culture, his culture, he is good, he is kind.
01:46And I am talking about him in present because even though he is dead to us, he never died.
01:56Even if you don't believe it, Fidel is always by our side teaching us,
01:59and we are learning things about him.
02:01Even though he is no longer alive, he is morally in the hearts of all of the children.
02:04And of course, on a day like this, we couldn't miss the performance
02:15by Fidel's favorite children's theater company, La Colmenita.
02:27The thing I admire the most about him is his work, his thought,
02:31and that he was a great man.
02:32On August 13, on this island, the man who changed the destiny of this part of the planet was born.
02:4599 years later, those who know how to love, the hope of the world,
02:50celebrate his survival, in the words of Mart铆.
02:54Fabiola L贸pez, Telesur, La Habana
02:56锟絪, Telesur, La Habana
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