page_title: Aleida Guevara
section_title: Her father's influence
hierarchical_section_title: Aleida Guevara / Her father's influence
caption_attribution_description: Che Guevara y familia. De izquierda a derecha: Aleida March, Camilo (h), Hilda (h), Che con Celia (h) en brazos, Aleida (h)
context_page_description: Aleida Guevara March is the eldest daughter of four children born to Ernesto "Che" Guevara and his second wife, Aleida March.
  She is a doctor of medicine, based at the William Soler Children's Hospital in Havana. She has also worked as a physician in Angola, Ecuador, and Nicaragua. She is interviewed about the philosophy behind universal health care in Michael Moore's film Sicko.
  Guevara has been an advocate for human rights and debt relief for developing nations. She is the author of the book Chávez, Venezuela and the New Latin America.
context_section_description: My father's writings are like those of José Martí, the values they encapsulate are everlasting.
  — Aleida Guevara
  Guevara refers to her father Che as a source of personal inspiration. When giving speeches throughout the world, she often mentions his writings, remarking that she finds his diaries particularly helpful for their "political insights and emotional maturity". She has also stated that she finds herself occasionally exclaiming: "Caramba! If only we'd put in practice this or that suggestion we would be in a better position now." In reference to her father's widespread use as a symbol of rebellion, she has stated that when she sees a child carrying his image on a march and the child says, "I want to be like Che and fight until final victory", she feels elated.
  In discussing her father's legacy, Aleida has remarked that:
  My father knew how to love, and that was the most beautiful feature of him – his capacity to love. To be a proper revolutionary, you have to be a romantic. His capacity to give himself to the cause of others was at the centre of his beliefs – if we could only follow his example, the world would be a much more beautiful place.
caption: Guevara family 1963
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