EX-ACTOR HAS PLANS TO FILM THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700180011-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2004
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The Bay Of Pigs lnva4s~~
By MARY LOUISE WILKINSON
Reporter of The Miami News
A 6-foot plus former actor
from New York said here today
he is going to make a movie
about the Bay of Pigs invasion
on Broad Kev, off the north
end of Key Largo.
William C. R. Watson, who
identified himself as-the presi-
dent of Maramba Productions.
inc., said he.,,expects to begin
production on the feature length
film within the next month,
'-The film will have no poll-
tical meanings," said Watson.
Revolutionary Council by; .let=
ter but that Dr 'MJro'had no
'`Tiffs whole thing would. have? 1
to bwcoosi4ered direfully," con-
'tinue8 Bozfi. "The Bay of Pigs
"f ,repeat emphatlc$Uy -that
fitni."
Wilson, who says he,xiside
dgm; ? for Marstaba Pr o ,
I can say now is that he Is a
syndicated columnist from Cal-
ifornia and very well known."
"I hope to be able to an. i
nounce shortly the nand of our
film writer, said Watson. "All
acted to a TV serlet
called "Mayfair 87.87."
and John Gavin to take leading
He stated that he hoped to
persuade actors Anthony Quinn
xy roles. Other actors, he said,
tlf~dlng, some 200 Cuban POW.
. F; i'
WSM1a said that Manuel
AMUpe and Jose Peres ft a
Roman, officers, at the Ut.
=hated Brigade %Wf were
asdsUng w 1 t h tachnlcal
advice.
A spoiceman for Artims Wld'
that the" Brigade headquarters'
had be+tt contacted by Watson
an the sAatter but that they:
.were "tldnking it over," and,
If they itlid participate In ? the
film it "t'-ill definitely not even
be as ~?"
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"ft will be a factual report
showing the human side of
things."
Watson said he had enlisted
the cooperation of Dr. Jose l4iro
Cardona, the head of the.Revo-
lutionary Council. He said,t at
Dr. Mira would serve as techni-
cal adviser.
Ramiro Roza, press secretary
to Dr. Miro; said, '111611 say
"emphatically that Dr. Miro has
made no tie-up with the Yftm.",