▁aut obi ography , ▁A ▁Book ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) — the ▁family ▁owned ▁three ▁ran ches , ▁a ▁pal atial ▁home , ▁and ▁a ▁vac ation ▁m ansion ▁on ▁a ▁private ▁island ▁in ▁Santiago ▁Bay , ▁Cuba . ▁Following ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁led ▁by ▁Ful gen cio ▁Bat ista , ▁which ▁over th rew ▁President ▁Ger ardo ▁Mach ado , ▁Alberto ▁Arn az ▁was ▁ja iled ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁property ▁was ▁conf isc ated . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁six ▁months ▁when ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁Alberto ▁de ▁A cha ▁interven ed ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁The ▁family ▁then ▁fled ▁to ▁Miami , ▁where ▁Des i ▁attended ▁St . ▁Patrick ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁attended ▁Saint ▁Leo ▁P rep ▁( near ▁T ampa ) ▁to ▁help ▁improve ▁his ▁English . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Act ing ▁career ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Des i ▁Arn az ▁turned ▁to ▁show ▁business ▁to ▁support ▁himself . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁star red ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁the ▁musical ▁To o ▁Many ▁Girls . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁movie ▁version ▁at ▁R K O , ▁which ▁star red ▁Luc ille ▁Ball . ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Ball ▁el oped ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Arn az ▁also