How the Mafia Built Havana — Then Lost It All

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Before Las Vegas ever glittered, Havana was the playground of the American Mafia. In the 1940s and 50s, mob legends like Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky transformed Cuba into a gangster paradise — a tropical empire of casinos, cabarets, and corruption, all under the watchful eye of dictator Fulgencio Batista. But when Fidel Castro’s revolution swept through the island, the Mob’s empire vanished overnight. Millions in profits, luxury hotels, and dreams of a “Caribbean Vegas” went up in smoke — leaving behind only ghosts of a golden underworld. In this documentary, we uncover how organized crime built Havana’s glittering skyline, how U.S. power brokers looked the other way, and how the revolution brought their empire crashing down. 🎬 Told through rare photos and historical archives — this is the story of how the Mob built Havana… and how history took it back. #MafiaHistory #Havana #OrganizedCrime #TrueCrime #MafiaDocumentary #CubaHistory #MeyerLansky #LuckyLuciano #CrimeHistory #HavanaNights #CubanRevolution #MobStories #HistoryDocumentary