Sean Penn, actor, Oscar winner and political activist, flew to Cuba in hope of interviewing Fidel Castro for the American magazine Vanity Fair.

Penn was seen on Sunday walking near Havana, where he stopped and briefly talked to the local population. However, according to TMZ’s website, his real mission to Cuba is to interview Castro.

- Sean Penn went to Fidel’s country as a journalist who wants to write a Vanity Fair story about how Barack Obama's administration impacted Cuba - says TMZ.

On the way to Cuba, Penn was joined by Diana Jenkins, who is married to the head of the Barclay Bank. Sources from the bank claim that Diana and Penn will meet Fidel Castro, which is assumed to have been revealed by Diana.

See parts of Penn’s visit to Cuba in our photo gallery.