- HAVANA: Fidel Castro has broken a long silence by granting an interview to a Venezuelan television station, his first since rumors began to grow that the former Cuban leader was in failing health.
Photographs of the sit-down with a journalist from Venezolana de Television have been posted on Cubadebate, a state-run website. The show the 85-year-old revolutionary looking relaxed and healthy.
The website says the interview occurred Tuesday, but it has not yet been broadcast and it was not immediately clear when it would be. Venezuelan journalist Mario Silva conducted the interview. On the website, he described Castro as “alive and kicking.”



