Set in Havana during the Cuban Revolution and in the Deep South before and during the Civil Rights Movement, A Crowded Loneliness , is based on the true story of Catalina Miranda.
Born during the Cuban Revolution in Havana, her family worked closely with Fidel Castro to overthrown the dictator Fulgencio Batista, until Castro announced that he was a communist.
After her brother's arrest and her father's death, her family decided that she would take part in Operation Peter Pan as part o.