In my opinion, Fidel has been worm food for a long time. And the persona we hear talked about is a double stand in to extend the legend.
In my opinion, they attempted the same thing with Chavez, but ran into complications.
Call me nutty if you like, but that is what I believe.
I do not believe that Fidel was miraculously healed of his cancer by the wonderful Cuban doctors. /sarcasm
Is that Jack Palance?