Overview

• The “Toda la gloria del mundo” exhibition features 50 intimate late-life photographs by Alex Castro and opened privately before its public debut at Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución.
• Cubadebate declared the display the official start of yearlong celebrations set to culminate on August 13, 2026, the 100th anniversary of Castro’s birth.
• The images depict an informal Fidel Castro in sportswear and everyday settings, often alongside international figures such as Nicolás Maduro and Vladimir Putin.
• Posthumous legislation in 2017 enshrined Castro’s wish against a personality cult while establishing a complex to promote his thought, a balance reflected in the curated commemoration.
• President Miguel Díaz-Canel invoked Castro’s legacy with the question “¿Qué haría Fidel?” as he positions the centenary program amid Cuba’s ongoing economic and political challenges.