San Salvador, Salvador.-Fidel Castro never visited El Salvador, but his legacy is deeply rooted in this Central American nation, where a photographic exhibition reviews scenes in the life of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution.

‘Fidel, Always in the Memory’ is the title of this month’s exhibition at the Nuestra America Cultural Center, which was inaugurated in 2009 on an abandoned land and was rescued with support from the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN).

Center Director Miguel Marmol told Prensa Latina that the exhibition consists of about 161 snapshots of the legendary Commander-in-Chief, some of which are well known, others not so much, but all of them have a story that invites to research.

The intention is that the Salvadorans ask, say and know about this world icon, whose birthday was also commemorated by the people on Sunday, August 13, with an event in the Ahuachapan department, Marmol says.

The photos of Fidel Castro along with emblematic figures of the politics and the progressive movements of the world, such as Salvador Allende, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez and the historic leader of the FMLN, Schafik Handal, are particularly interesting.

An initiative promoted by Morazan and Ocean Sur publishing houses and supported by the FMLN, the Nuestra America Cultural Center defends, from the arts, the rescue of popular identity and the historic memory of the Latin American peoples.

Its halls host workshops, talks, events and community projects for the training and expression of the new generations of Salvadoran artists who endorse the concept of Latin American unity defined by Jose Marti.