Synopsis

It is striking to discover long after the fact that your parents were spies and double-agents, especially if you can’t ask them any questions.

In his late 50’s, Alberto Tomás Cortiñas code-named “Chacho,” discovered he had been used as an alibi to hide espionage by his father, ex-Admiral of the Dominican Fighting Navy, Tomás Cortiñas Criado. Tomás parallel to his Naval career was a spy working for the CIA and FBI along with his wife, Olga Estrella Martínez, a Ballerina and the daughter of a poisoned ex-President of the Dominican Republic.

For years, Chacho, felt he was a hostage since he had to follow his father’s orders and was dangerously exposed to unusual people, situations and secrets. His parent’s romance was intertwined with espionage disguised by their Admiral and Ballerina roles. They code-named their bosses and colleagues at the CIA and FBI who were involved in the missions, as “Mr. Switche.”