Two Cuban sisters make a living as mechanics in the US.

Two young Cuban sisters earn a living in the United States as mechanics, and together with his father they run a trucking company and an automotive shop in Indiana.

Andreport ofMartí News highlighted thesuccess story from the Boado family, who recently moved to Indiana from Louisville, Kentucky.

Marian and Marla Boado They followed their father's footsteps since they were children,Jesús "Mongui" Boado, who was helped in his work as a mechanic, in the workshop he had in his native Santiago de Las Vegas, in Boyeros, Havana.

“In Cuba we learned to grind block caps because it was the easiest, and it was a way to make money too,” said Marla, the youngest of the daughters, who graduated in Mechanical Engineering and works for the American company General Electric.

When he emigrated with his family in 2015, he left the university degree that he had started in Cuba halfway and finally finished it in the United States, where he later agreed to a job offer from the prestigious company, which led them to move from Florida to Kentucky. .

To the reporter's question: “Where is Cuba for you?”, Boado, a mechanical engineer by profession, said that he created 17 businesses on the island.

“I triumphed in all of them and the government closed them all. When I expanded, they told me: 'You have a lot of money, you can't continue,' and they closed me down," he recalled.

For Marla, Cuba “is always the constant reminder of why you can't do it there andyou have to come to another country to be an immigrant and start from scratch”.

The young woman deepened her reflections: "In Miami you see the climate, the conditions similar (to those of Cuba), you see the Cubans, and you think: 'Do we not have the capacity as human beings?' Yes, yes we do, because you see them in Miami, in Louisville, you see them everywhere, (…) and we always think: 'Why can't I do it in Cuba?'. And to think about the reason, it disgusts you.”

Meanwhile, his older sister Marian, who is also an engineer, stated forcefully: “When Cuba is free we will all go there and take all the investment with us”.

In 2021, both young women were interviewed by the newspaperThe Kentubano, to whom they told that their father was the source of inspiration that led them to opt for a profession dominated by men and how, after arriving in the United States, they decided to take advantage of what they learned with him and together they started their own business, initially located in Louisville.

Marla told the newspaper that her father “always had the dream that together we would dedicate ourselves to applying everything he taught us in his workshop in Cuba” and evoked some advice from him that she never forgets: “Study or exercise whatever you want, anything.” , but make sure you always strive to be the best.”

The young woman also remembered thatTheir mother “taught them to be independent, capable and prepared; They both made us learn everything, whether it was driving, knitting, painting, playing chess or welding.”

Tens of thousands of young Cubans make their way to the United States, where they arrive fleeing the deep crisis in which Cuba is immersed, in search of opportunities and a better life.

They mostly settle in South Florida, but also in other states.In Louisville, Kentucky, there are more than 50,000 Cubans, according to a report fromBBC. Many already consider that city as “the second Miami” in the United States.

Another young Cuban woman transcended the networks last year, dedicating herself to an occupation in which it is not common to see women.Rachel Rubio decided to make a living as a truck driver, hard and sacrificial work.