article_snippet: Naty' Revuelta (left in 2003) and Castro (right, in 1955) became lovers after Ms Revuelta (left in 2003) and Castro (right, in 1955) was released from prison .
article_snippet: At the time, Castro, then without his now-famous beard, was married to Mirta Diaz-Balart, whom his met while studying law at the University of Havana.
article_snippet: Castro dispatched a mutual friend who introduced the pair.
article_snippet: A few days later, a mutual friend who introduced the pair approached Naty' Revuelta, wanting to know if Castro could drop by Naty' Revuelta house. '
article_snippet: Castro was briefly jailed soon after for leading an underground movement against strongman Fulgencio Batista, and Castro didn't turn up at Naty' Revuelta's for months.
article_snippet: Ms Revuelta wrote to Castro frequently when his was in prison.
article_snippet: Castro was freed, and Castro and Ms Revuelta became lovers for what Ms Revuelta said was the first time.
article_snippet: Ms Revuelta became pregnant, though Ms Revuelta didn't tell Castro until after Castro had fled to Mexico later that year.
article_snippet: Castro then asked Ms Revuelta to come to Mexico and marry Castro, but Ms Revuelta refused, convinced Castro would not survive.
article_snippet: Castro did not recognize Castro daughter, and Ms Revuelta estranged husband gave Alina Ms Revuelta's estranged husband last name.
article_snippet: but Ms Revuelta was not meant to be, as Castro kept Castro distance.
article_snippet: Ms Revuelta never remarried, lost Ms Revuelta home to nationalization and became active in Cuba's new civilian militias.
article_snippet: Though Ms Revuelta contact with Castro was minimal through the years, Ms Revuelta remained in Cuba and was a regular at embassy cocktail parties, stylish and bejeweled with Ms Revuelta ever-present gold-plated cigarette case.