There is no doubt that the wait of the last few months was worth it; the new premiere episode of Vivir del Cuento is a sure ticket to laughter and good humor.
"The Invisible Man" is the title of the new episode of the most popular comedy on Cuban television, in which Pánfilo once again faces a great nightmare.
It turns out that Meriño, the butcher from the neighborhood, informs Pánfilo that he does not appear in the butcher shop's records, a very serious problem, as he has been removed from the list of consumers of the Oficoda.
"If someone passes away, moves, or goes on a trip, there is someone who has to deregister them from the registry," Pánfilo reminds, and those who do not do so can face a fine of 3,000 pesos, but curiously, none of those options apply to him.
When the character learns that they have been removed from the supply booklet, their desire to make a cake with the eggs from the quota is thwarted.
"I do not appear in the torpedo, I do not appear in the Oficoda, so right now I do not exist for the MINCIN," laments Pánfilo, and his displeasure grows when they tell him in the Oficoda offices that he is supposedly deceased.
Behind the humor lies a not-so-subtle critique of a latent issue in Cuba, aside from the fact that fewer and fewer products are subsidized by the rationing booklet, the ups and downs at the Oficoda are a real nightmare for the Cuban people who navigate through paperwork, “peloteo,” and bureaucracy.
If you want to know how Pánfilo solved this problem, you just have to watch the premiere episode of Vivir del Cuento.
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