1967. Granado made a cameo appearance as himself in the epilogue of the film. The first English-language edition of Granado's account was published in 2003, entitled Travelling with Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary. On Che In her film "My Best Friend", producer Clare Lewins asks Granado what he believes to be the reason for Che Guevara's continuing attraction, his response was: Before Guevara left Cuba in 1965 to pursue revolutions abroad, he left several books with inscriptions for close friends. Included with these was one book about the sugar industry for his old friend Granado. The message, which two years later after Che's execution in Bolivia would seem prescient, read: "My dreams shall know no bounds, at least until bullets decide otherwise. I'll be expecting you, sedentary gypsy, when the smell of gunpowder subsides. A hug for all of you, Che." Che Trusted Me (book) In February 2010, it was announced that a new Spanish language book entitled El Che Confía En Mí (Che Trusted Me) would be launched by the Abril publishing house. The book, written by Rosa María Fernández Sofía, is based on a series of interviews conducted with Granado. According to the author: Death Granado died of natural causes on March 5, 2011, at the age of 88. According to Cuban television, Granado requested that his body be cremated and his ashes spread in Cuba, Argentina and Venezuela. His death coincidentally occurred on the 51st anniversary of when Che's famous Guerrillero Heroico photograph was taken by Alberto Korda. Family With his Venezuela-born wife Delia Maria Duque Duque (married in 1955), he had three children (Alberto, Delita and Roxana). One of his sons, also named Alberto Granado, is head of Cuba's Africa House, a center in Havana that celebrates African culture. Filmography and popular culture Granado was featured in the 2006 documentary film Che: Rise & Fall. He is portrayed by Rodrigo de la Serna in the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries based on his and Guevara's trip around South America. Granado has a brief cameo following the epilogue of the film. Notes External links BBC: 'My Best Friend Che' May 9, 2005 Alberto Granado's Motorcycle Diaries Timeline Interview with Alberto for the film The Motorcycle Diaries The Guardian: My Ride With Che by Geoffrey Macnab, February 13, 2004 Interview with Alberto and additional information about his life for The Motorcycle Diaries 1922 births 2011 deaths