“What I Did For Love”: If You’re Lee Brooks, You Risk Kidnapping, Cuban Prison, Death

Lee Brooks has officially raised the bar to dizzying heights when it comes to proving undying love and devotion.

In a recent Huffington Post article, Lee, a contractor and part-time actor (appearing in the 2004 Oscar-winning film “Sideways”), recounted the story of how he fell in love with Adianec, a Cuban schoolteacher he met while on vacation in Havana, and the lengths he went to for her. In addition to sailing 900 miles of treacherous ocean waters alone in a tiny boat, Lee confronted deadly human traffickers, smugglers, Castro’s secret police and corrupt government officials throughout his one-man rescue mission to bring her to the U.S.

“Though Castro’s regime encourages undesirables to leave, a schoolteacher with a Master’s degree is considered Cuban property,” Lee writes. A prisoner in her own country, Adianec’s romance with Lee was forbidden by the government – a Cuban citizen can be sentenced to two years in re-education camp just for holding hands with a foreigner.

After turning to the Underground for help and two years without any success, Lee decided to bring her home himself.

While it may sound like the premise for his new movie project, Lee says his story is 100% true and well-documented, proving that sometimes fact is truly wilder than fiction.

One question, though: How long before Hollywood catches wind of this and adapts it into a movie? (Josh Brolin and Dania Ramirez should clear their schedules…)

Lee and Adianec’s story can be found on their website and in the book “Stealing Castro’s Daughter: A Memoir.” http://www.stealingcastrosdaughter.com