; Che’s take on Kennedy’s 1961 plans to block the spread of revolution in Latin America; Includes never-before-published material, such as Che’s televised speeches on the subject; Robert Redford’s film The Motorcycle Diaries and Steven Soderbergh’s forthcoming biopic will ensure continued interest in Che Guevara Showdown at Punta del Este, 1961. The debate on free trade and development in Latin America. To check the spread of revolution in Latin America in 1961, Kennedy proposed the Alliance for Progress - a program for free trade and development in the Americas. Che Guevara, described at the time by Time magazine as Cuba’s scraggle-bearded economic czar, condemned the plan as a new strategy to subjugate the continent to U.S. interests. The introduction describes the backstage drama that unfolded when Kennedy’s special envoy Richard Goodwin had a cordial encounter with Che at a late night party. The book includes never-before-published material, such as Che’s televized speech in which he outlines the issues posed by the Alliance for Progress. It Published in association with the Che Guevara Studies Center, Havana