Professional Photo Gallery

Lionel loved his profession. For him the exercise of journalism was a duty and a privilege. During his long professional career, he took part in many important events as well as in Cuban everyday life. In the exercise of his profession he met many important people and celebrities, as shown in this gallery.

Lionel with Fidel Castro
Lionel at The Bay of Pigs in 1961
Lionel with Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Lionel with Fidel Castro
Lionel cutting sugar cane near Fidel Castro
Lionel doing voluntary work at the Havana docks
Lionel, Fidel Castro and Barbara Walters of ABC
Howard Cossell of ABC interviews Lionel in New York.
Lionel with filmmaker Sydney Pollack
Lionel and other reporters
Lionel with Peter Jennings of ABC in New York
Lionel interviewing Fidel Castro
Lionel at the United Nations Organization in New York
Lionel addressing an audience in Havana