An audio message sent from Cuba by a man to his cousin residing in Arizona, United States, has gone viral on social media after being shared on TikTok by a user identified as Lissett Cruz.
In the voice message, the young man asks for financial assistance to buy a home for himself and his wife, who is pregnant.
"I have a situation here, buddy. You should know that the situation in Cuba isn't very good right now. I just found out that my wife is pregnant," the man can be heard saying in the audio circulating among Cubans both inside and outside the Island.
According to their account, they are currently living "attached" to the house of their wife's mother, along with other family members, and they want to become independent as soon as possible.
"We live with her mother and her siblings, but the siblings don't want her to have another baby. She is my girl, my daughter or my son. We want to get out of there as quickly as possible, we want to leave that house," she expresses.
In the voice message, the man explains that another relative suggested asking friends and family who live abroad for help in raising the necessary funds.
"Even if it's 700 dollars, you can send me that, or I don't know, 200, whatever you can send," she says, revealing the urgency of her situation.
The video, posted by her cousin from Arizona, has sparked intense debate on social media. While some users express understanding of the economic and housing hardships faced by many families in Cuba, others question the increasing reliance on remittances to address basic needs such as housing.
The housing crisis on the Island, coupled with low salaries in Cuban pesos (CUP) and inflation, forces many young couples to live "together" with other relatives, a reality that often leads to tensions within the household.
The audio continues to circulate on digital platforms, where many see it as a direct reflection of the difficulties faced by thousands of Cuban families amid the economic crisis the country is experiencing.
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