| Castro makes TV appearance from bed |
HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- Cubans got their first glimpse Monday of Fidel Castro since he underwent surgery last week, with state-run television broadcasting video of the Cuban leader talking from his bed with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Chavez was on the island Sunday to help Castro celebrate his 80th birthday, the narrator of the program -- "Round Table" -- said.
Both men were wearing fire-engine red shirts, with Castro appearing pale but speaking animatedly as Chavez joked with him and showed him photographs. (Watch Chavez comfort and cheer his Cuban counterpart -- 1:05) )
Raul Castro gave Chavez a portrait of the Cuban leader painted in 1959 by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros, The Associated Press reported.
"I was trying to paint a picture of you, but I couldn't," Chavez said. "That nose -- you can't paint it."
Castro went along with the joke, responding, "I can still get surgery."
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