Announcer Marisela Alfonso Madrigal in Spain: "At 53, I breathe the freedom I never had in Cuba."

The Cuban broadcaster Marisela Alfonso Madrigal, who has been living in Spain since last June, recently shared a testimony on social media about her experience after emigrating from the country that saw her born.

Madrigal expressed on Facebook last Friday that he felt great satisfaction for having reached a level of freedom and well-being that he never achieved in Cuba, despite his decades of effort.

"I am a fortunate and blessed woman, I have a job, and with my effort and dedication, I achieve for my partner and my family what I never achieved in Cuba in more than 20 years," she wrote in her post, highlighting that, after emigrating, she is finally managing to fulfill the dreams that she would never have attained in the Caribbean nation.

The broadcaster reflected on how her talent was not valued in Cuba, one of the reasons why she decided to escape: “I won’t accept the idea that nobody is a prophet in their own land. I achieved it with my talent, and it did me no good.”

Madrigal emphasized that at 53 years old, he is finally experiencing freedom in its fullest expression, something he considers invaluable. "Today at 53, I breathe freedom, and that, believe me, is priceless," he stated.

Recently, in an interview given to the host Abel Álvarez for his YouTube program "Abel en cualquier parte," Madrigal admitted that he escaped from Cuba to avoid going to prison.

"How was that moment of telling your parents, who are over 80 years old, 'I'm leaving'?" was the question that triggered part of the host's response regarding her motivations for leaving the island.

"Look, I'm going to tell you something, that is a very painful and very tough situation. I think about it and it makes my throat tighten," expressed Marisela while trying to answer the question.

The host narrated that she sat her parents down and told them that "due to all the complaints I am making against the regime and the dictatorship of Cuba," she had to leave.

Marisela's mother is 80 years old and her father is 81, and at that age, she made them decide. "You have to choose, either you go with my brother (who lives in the United States) or your daughter goes to prison," she recounted.