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Rafael Pérez Insua, former director of the state channel Cubavisión and remembered for his role in media censorship in Cuba, currently resides in Miami, where he has begun the process to apply for the Cuban Adjustment Act, as confirmed by employees of an office in Doral to journalist Mario J. Pentón.
Pérez Insua entered the United States in 2024 through the CBP One app, after crossing the southern border. His presence has generated outrage among members of the Cuban exile community, who question how a former official of the regime's propaganda apparatus can now seek immigration benefits reserved for those fleeing persecution.
For years, Pérez Insua led Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, and Canal Habana, aligning himself with the information policy of the Communist Party of Cuba and supporting the repression against critical voices.
Among the most remembered episodes of his tenure is the expulsion of the comedian Andy Vázquez from the show 'Vivir del Cuento', following a satire about the Cuatro Caminos market.
Sources from the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, now known as the Institute of Information and Social Communication, confirmed that Pérez Insua had been inactive since the end of 2023, under the arrangement known as "pajama plan." In October of that year, he left Cuba for Mexico amid the ongoing migratory exodus.
Pentón attempted to interview him, but the former executive hung up the phone upon recognizing his voice. “He entered like any migrant. Today, he avoids cameras, does not give interviews, and seeks to fly under the radar,” he noted.
Although he initially settled in Texas, Pérez Insua later moved to South Florida. Reports on social media suggest that he and his wife may still be connected to digital and radio media in the U.S.
His case joins that of other former government officials who, after years of supporting censorship in Cuba, have emigrated to rebuild their lives in the United States.
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