Declassified- Godfathers of Havana -History Channel-

In GODFATHERS OF HAVANA, step back in time to when Havana was a favorite escape of the moneyed elite and a cash cow for the Mafia. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1958, the Batista government was not the only thing that was kicked out of Cuba. As a result of the Cuban Revolution, the American mobsters who had long dominated Havana s sultry nights lost a seemingly unstoppable money machine. In this evocative program, find out how the Mafia s hold on Cuba all started in the 20s during Prohibition, and how the glitzy Caribbean capital soon became the crossroads of the Mafia-controlled narcotics superhighway and a haven for gangsters who provided high-profile, high-life visitors with anything their hearts desired. Featuring extensive interviews with inside sources and historians, this expose offers a one-of-a-kind look at pre-Castro Cuba and the formation of a brutal regime of organized crime on America s doorstep.