1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁contains ▁extensive ▁material ▁shot ▁with ▁Antonio ▁Ve ci ana , ▁the ▁Cub an ▁ex ile ▁who ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁killing ▁Castro ▁on ▁three ▁occasions ▁over ▁ 1 7 ▁years . ▁He ▁is ▁found ▁running ▁a ▁marine ▁supplies ▁store ▁in ▁Miami . ▁All ▁these ▁men , ▁the ▁film ▁claims , ▁were ▁supported ▁and ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government . ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁the ▁C IA ▁even ▁sought ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁M af ia ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁succeed ▁where ▁so ▁many ▁others ▁had ▁failed . ▁ ▁Other ▁characters ▁are ▁Cub an ▁ex ile ▁F éli x ▁Rodríguez , ▁the ▁C IA ▁oper ative ▁who ▁trained ▁Cub an ▁ex iles ▁for ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion , ▁and ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁when ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁Army ▁killed ▁Che ▁G ue var a ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁President ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁En rique ▁O var es , ▁possibly ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁attempt ▁on ▁Castro ' s ▁life ▁after ▁he ▁took ▁power . ▁Robert ▁Ma he u ▁is ▁also ▁interview ed , ▁the ▁Hugh es ▁associate ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁l ia ison ▁between ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁mob sters ▁" John ny " ▁Ros elli ▁and ▁Sam ▁" M omo " ▁Gian c ana , ▁in ▁another ▁plot ▁to ▁kill ▁Castro , ▁this ▁time ▁using ▁poison ▁p ills . ▁ ▁The ▁sub - text