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S2 Episode 2 - "Lo Hicimos"

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Cuban Capitalism - The Golden Age of Gangsterismo

A self made man, son of a sugar worker, bettista was the classic image of a pragmatic business like codio or strong man. He understood that he couldn't hit the gas and go full blatant military dictatorship right away. His government's real constituents were north american capitalists including people like mister myer lansky who turned his natural genius for numbers into a multi million dollar gambling empire.

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