Roberto Alonso
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Roberto Alonso has been an anti-Castro activist in Florida, United States where he lives most of the time. He also owns a ranch in La Mata, Baruta, in Venezeula near the capital Caracas. On May 9, 2004 the political police of Venezuela (DISIP) announced the capture of 55 Colombians accused of being paramilitaries on Alonso's ranch. After this announcement, he secretly moved out of Venezuela to the US, where he is currently awaiting a petition of extradition made by the Venezuelan government.
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Roberto "Robert" Alonso was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, on August 23rd 1950. He arrived in Venezuela in 1961 as a political refugee with his family, including his sister María Conchita Alonso, now a Hollywood movie start and his brother Ricardo, a prominent lawyer in Caracas.
Alonso has been an anti-Castro activist since 1972 and a journalist since 1980. He has written 5 books: "Los Generales de Castro", "Memorias de Cienfuegos", "Alertas", "Los Evangélicos" and "Regresando del Mar de la Felicidad". “Que la Bête Meure”, a novel written by Gerard de Villiers was inspired on the “Paramilitaries Affair”, related to Alonso and his farm, Daktari.
He is considered the father of “La Guarimba”, a civil uprising technique designed by him to overthrow Hugo Chavez. “La Guarimba” was enforced in Venezuela between the 27th of February and the 6th of March, 2004, where millions of Venezuelans attended his call blocking the streets and paralyzing the country. Alonso is against any negotiation with the Venezuelan authorities and promotes civil disobedience and non-violent resistance.
He is married to Siomara Etcheverry de Alonso and has three sons and a daughter. For further reading visit www.mrr.name
