Sandro Castro, the grandson of dictator Fidel Castro, posted a new video on social media in which he mocks an alleged call from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suggesting in a mocking tone that he would be the man Washington would consult regarding a possible transition in Cuba.
In the recording shared on their digital platforms, Castro is seen playing dominoes in the middle of the street alongside several young people.
On his phone screen, an incoming call appears identified as Marco Rubio, while he remarks: "Marquito, you're on fire this week, I'm not in the mood to talk to you."
During the exchange, one of those present asks if the caller is “the dark-skinned one or the red-haired one,” apparently referring to Rubio and President Donald Trump.
In that context, Sandro hints that he would be the contact figure on the Island, at a time when Trump has publicly insisted that Rubio is having discussions with high-ranking Cuban officials about the country's political future.
The phrase "dominoes do not block, but they do heat up," which is written in the video, seems to symbolically allude to the tense situation the country is experiencing, characterized by the economic crisis and the so-called energy blockade imposed by the Trump administration.
While the regime blames external restrictions as the main cause of the collapse of fuel supply, power outages, and the paralysis of transport, Sandro Castro uses the game as a metaphor, suggesting that the game is still ongoing, even though the environment inside the Island is becoming increasingly "heated."
In that same context, the expression "I'm going 4-0" could be interpreted as a reference to what some consider a series of recent actions taken by Trump on the international stage, including the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the offensive against Iran that culminated in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Washington's firm support for Israel in the Gaza conflict, and operations against drug trafficking in Mexico that, as the president himself has stated, had decisive American support.
Thus, the phrase would serve as a symbolic reference to a supposed geopolitical "streak," while Cuba faces an increasingly profound internal crisis, yet so far it has come out "unscathed."
The video also includes multiple controversial statements. Amid the energy crisis affecting Cuba, which has paralyzed much of the transportation due to fuel shortages, Castro boasts that "nothing happens around here" while he stands on a street devoid of traffic.
It also makes comments that could be considered offensive, alluding in a mocking tone to the food scarcity in the country.
"It must be a herbivorous dinosaur because there's no meat around here," he says at one point, referring to the scarcity affecting the population.
In another part of the video, it mentions the burning of trash, a practice that has become common in several cities due to the accumulation of waste caused by the lack of fuel for garbage collection trucks.
This is not the first time Sandro Castro has generated controversy with posts of this nature.
Her videos often showcase luxury and provocative attitudes amid the deep economic and social crisis that the Island is experiencing.
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