Miami Beach, New Year's Eve, 1958-1959. In Season 1, Castro's rebels seize Havana, while the Kennedys, the mob and the CIA all hold court at the luxurious Miramar Playa Hotel. This is Ike Evans' place, and he used mob boss Ben 'The Butcher' Diamond to finance it. ^#^with diving clowns by day, and escorts at night, nothing's what it seems in the Magic City. In Season 2, Ike Evans will risk everything to rid his Miramar Playa Hotel of Ben Diamond. To do so, he'll encounter the powerful boss of the Chicago Outfit. Meanwhile, as Vera gets a second chance at stardom, Ike's sons Stevie and Danny drift farther from him. If Ike does take back his hotel, will the price of victory be too high?
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This is a good, not great, series that is very interesting about the mob in Miami, the Cuban revolution and the hotel industry in the late 50's early 60's. Worth seeing.
This collection featuring award-winning actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood includes four films: Trouble with the Curve, Gran Torino, J. Edgar, and Invictus.
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