Polita Grau | |
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| Born | Maria Leopoldina Grau-Alsina November 19, 1915 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | March 22, 2000 (aged 84) Miami, U.S. |
| Years active | Circa 1944–2000 |
| Known for | First lady of Cuba |
| Notable work | Operación Pedro Pan |
Polita Grau (born Maria Leopoldina Grau-Alsina 19 November 1915–22 March 2000) was the First Lady of Cuba, a Cuban political prisoner, and the "godmother" of Operation Peter Pan, also known as Operación Pedro Pan, a program to help children leave Cuba. Operation Peter Pan involved the Roman Catholic Church and Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh from 1960 to 1962, which were involved in encouraging Cuban parents to send their children to live with U.S families to rescue them from Communism.[1]