I never thought of myself as a "woman" during the war ... We fought to defend the peace, to defend people who didn't have food, shoes, who didn't have anything.

Name: MARIA LUISA LAFITA
Country: Cuba
Born: 1910
Served: International Brigade
Conflict: Spanish Civil War 1936-39

Maria Luisa Lafita in bed in Havana, Cuba with her attendant Emilia by her side, 1999