Ernesto "Che" Guevara remains an important, if divisive, figure in Cuba and around the world. The Argentine was captured and executed in the small town of La Higuera, Bolivia.
Cuban president Raul Castro paid tribute to him a the monument to the revolutionary in Santa Clara, where Che's rebels won their decisive victory in Cuba's revolution.
This Cuban man says the spirit of Che Guevara will live on.
"We hold him very close. We have him very near us always. We know what Che represents to Cubans, to Latin Americans and to the world. For us, it's a great honour to have his image on our chests and in our hearts."
In 1959, Che Guevara helped Fidel Castro power a revolution that drove out the army of strongman Fulgencia Batista. It was a revolution that has ushered in almost 60 years of communism and decades of confrontation with the United States.
Guevara left Cuba in 1966 to start a new anti-US rebellion in the jungles of eastern Bolivia. He did not survive the move.
Fifty years later, his thoughts and image still resonate around the world. Che's youngest brother, Juan Martin Guevara, says the situation in the world is worse today than it was 60 years ago.
"The inequality that existed when he was fighting is now greater today. The concentration of wealth and power is much more defined. Those marginalised communities for whom he fought are present greater than ever. That is to say that we are in need of some young Che, men and women, to once again become leaders to take up these fights and help us find a way forward."
Audio source: German film trailer of "Che" (2008, starring Benicio del Toro)
