Famous in Baracoa, a man with six fingers on each hand and foot.

A man in Baracoa, Guantánamo, is famous in his hometown and on social media for having 24 fingers, six on each hand and foot, a uniqueness that distinguishes him from people with the usual 20 fingers and has made him a well-known figure.

His name is Yoandris Hernández Garrido, and his friends describe him in a post in the Facebook group "Baracoesos" as an excellent person, friend, and neighbor, as well as an amateur musician.

Affectionately, they have nicknamed him "24" for having that number of fingers, a nickname that he apparently doesn't mind at all.

In just over 20 hours, the post has received nearly 200 comments, most praising "24" not only as a great person but also sending him blessings.

Years ago, Hernández explained to the pro-government news portal CubaDebate that his life has been completely normal despite having 24 fingers.

He pointed out that in his family there is no other person with the same condition, and he himself has fathered three children, all of whom were born without genetic alterations.

The greatest passion of "24" is to move barefoot or with open footwear to highlight what nature has granted, and to show the six fingers on each of his hands and feet, noted CubaDebate.

A few years ago, a Cuban family from Matanzas became known for having fifteen members with polydactyly, a congenital anomaly that causes them to have one extra finger on their hands and feet.

Daysi Águila, her two sons, and another 12 maternal relatives suffered from this genetic whim, and they led a normal life in the town of San Pedro de Mayabón, 200 kilometers east of Havana.

In 2023, a four-year-old Cuban boy, whose congenital malformation led to the amputation of a leg, showed that he was very happy with a prosthesis in his hometown of Guantánamo.

Víctor Ángel Rodríguez Lovaina, residing at 8 Sur No. 24, in the Isleta popular council, has a prosthesis on his right leg and is undergoing treatment for a malformation on his left foot.

"The child was born with a severe condition called type 2 fibular hemimelia, an uncommon congenital malformation. He was missing complete bones in his right leg," detailed Evis Navarro Pérez, a first-degree specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

"The left foot is clubfoot, also associated with microdactyly (very tiny toes) and polydactyly as well, it had an extra toe, which was large and hung in the center of the foot," he added.

Polydactyly is a condition in which a person has more than 5 fingers on each hand or 5 toes on each foot, according to MedlinePlus.

It can be transmitted from parents to children, and it is a trait that involves only one gene which can cause some variations.