<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Testimonios sobre la vida de Juan Pereira Varela (Juan</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n) quien fue muerto el 17 de diciembre de 1961 en la costa norte de Pinar del R</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">o, Cuba. Juan</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n estudi</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> en el Colegio Baldor &mdash;all</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> fue campe</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n de nataci</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n&mdash; y luego en la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de La Habana. De pensamiento cristiano form</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> parte de la Agrupaci</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n Cat</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">lica Universitaria (ACU). Cuando en Cuba el castrismo acab</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> con la libertad Juan</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n comenz</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> a luchar en el Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (DRE). Despu</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&eacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">s del desastre de Playa Gir</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n fue nombrado Secretario General del DRE y cumpli</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> con todas sus responsabilidades. Fue a Pinar del R</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">o a esperar un grupo que se infiltraba y all</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> fue asesinado por la fuerza represiva del r</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&eacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">gimen totalitario. Su vida, contada en este libro, fue ejemplar hasta el martirio, un ejemplo para los j</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&oacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">venes inquietos por hacer algo por los dem</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&aacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">s. Incluye datos biogr</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&aacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">ficos de los que escriben en el libro. Con fotos en blanco y negro de Juan</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&iacute;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">n. Homenaje de sus amigos a los 50 a</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: Times New Roman;">&ntilde;</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">os de su muerte.
<p>This is a book of testimonials on the life of Juan Pereira Varela (Juanin) who was killed on December 17, 1961, on the coast of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Juanin studied at Baldor School where he was a champion swimmer. He later went on to study architecture at the University of Havana. A man of deep Christian faith, he was a member of the Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria (Catholic University Coalition). When Castro destroyed Cuba&rsquo;s freedom, Juanin began his participation in the Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (Student Revolutionary Directorate). After the failure of the Bay of Pigs, he was named Secretary General of this organization where he met all his responsibilities. He journeyed to Pinar del Rio to meet a group of friends who were infiltrating and was killed by Castro&rsquo;s totalitarian regime. His life, told in this book, was exemplary right until his martyrdom- an example for all youth wanting to better their society. The book includes black and white photos of Juanin as well as biographical data about those giving the testimonials. It is a beautiful tribute to this special person on the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of his death.</p>
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