How did Alberto Korda create the famous photograph of Che Guevara?

The iconic photograph of Che Guevara was captured by the Cuban photographer Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960.1

Korda took the image during a memorial ceremony held in Havana for the victims of the La Coubre explosion, a ship that had arrived in Cuba carrying arms. The photograph, which features Guevara wearing a beret adorned with a star, became a global symbol of revolution and radicalism, eventually appearing on countless posters and T-shirts.1