| 1 | Raúl Castro is not only Fidel's brother but for decades he was the head of the armed forces. | |
| 2 | Fidel Castro is eighty-five, and has held supreme power in Cuba for half a century. | |
| 3 | He then moved on, revealing a last greeter who had been invisible behind him: Fidel Castro. | |
| 4 | Today, 44 years later, Fidel Castro, a diehard enemy of the United States, is still in power. | |
| 5 | "My mother got help from whoever could help, especially Raúl because he was always very generous with her ... she appealed to Fidel in some cases, " she said. |