Carol Shulman, the widow of Eddie Shu, filed suit against Andy García, et al. in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming he stole the identity of her late husband for the film The Lost City. The film centers on a Cuban nightclub owner fleeing the country's oppressive regime for New York. Shulman claimed Eddie Shu was exiled from Cuba in 1958 for exercising freedom of expression after Fidel Castro came into power.Andy García Facing Lawsuit Over His 2005 Film The Lost City, AceShowbiz.com (Anita Yang, Saint Paul, co-founder; Denny Lee, Irvine, co-founder), September 17, 2007
