‘This gesture made history’ watch given to Gina Lollobrigida by Fidel Castro is to go on sale

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After the actor turned photojournalist interviewed the communist leader, he gave her his watch – one of many items of her memorabilia up for auctionIt was one of the most unusual interviews: she was the glamorous 1950s Italian film star, once described as the “most beautiful woman in the world”; he was the gruff communist leader of Cuba.But Gina Lollobrigida and Fidel Castro clearly hit it off. He was so taken with his interrogator, who had become a photojournalist after her film career ended, that he took off his watch and gave it to her. Continue reading...

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