Meet Rubi — a bold and bright young man, raised in Paris, who gets close with one of the most dangerous figures in Dominican history, Rafael Trujillo. He learned early the benefits of fitting in and playing pretend…and so did I.
Imagine instead of James Bond it was…Jaime Bond, Javi Bond, Bondissimo. Well, guess what, y’all? The white, British character at the center of Ian Fleming’s super-successful franchise was actually based on a Dominican man. This podcast is the true story of Porfirio Rubirosa’s life, told by me, Christopher Rivas.
