The Cuban youtuber Jonathan Montelongo, known on social media by his pseudonym Joh Wayne, arrived in Miami after crossing several Latin American borders.
"When I left Cuba I did it with a passport, a backpack and a million dreams. I left because I was not safe there, because I was afraid, because I was in danger and above all, because I wanted to take over the world and in Cuba, I could barely eat the daily bread," Jonathan told his followers on Instagram.
The young man recognized that not everything is rosy for migrants, but the fight to have a better future is worth it and restores the desire to dream, to live and to create.
"When I left I knew everything I was leaving behind, but I was clear about everything that awaited me ahead. I am here after months of struggle, at the end of that history of slavery, and free. Free damn! Today I begin to tell my history," he said.
He young actor and producer It is widely followed on the networks by a female character who, among other jobs, acts as a telephone operator, receptionist and tarot reader, giving predictions on various topics of Cuban reality and making social criticism with touches of humor.
Jonathan left Cuba at the end of 2023. I had been in Mexico for some time, waiting for CBP One app appointment to legally cross the border and begin your application process political asylum in the United States.
In broadcasts on his social networks, he has told his followers that he feels very happy in this country, and that he hopes to settle in Miami, the city that welcomes the largest Cuban community in exile.
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