Cursed Be Your Name, Liberty
Maldito sea tu nombre, libertad
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Extremely rare Cuban documentary reveals rockers that find liberty by injecting themselves with the HIV virus, at a time when this was almost synonymous with a death sentence.
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1994-01-01
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