Sandro Castro, the grandson of dictator Fidel Castro, published a new video on social media in which he mocks a supposed call from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suggesting in a joking tone that he would be the person Washington would speak to about a potential transition in Cuba.
In the recording, shared on his digital platforms, Castro is seen playing dominoes in the middle of the street with several young people.
On the screen of his phone, an incoming call comes up with the name Marco Rubio, while he comments: “Marquito, you’re burning up this week, I’m not in the mood to talk.”
During the exchange, one of those present asks if the caller is "the dark-skinned one or the red-headed one," apparently referring to Rubio and President Donald Trump.
In that context, Sandro hints that he would be the point of contact on the Island, at a time when Trump has publicly insisted that Rubio is having conversations with high-level Cuban officials regarding the political future of the country.
The phrase "the domino doesn't get stuck, but it warms up," which appears in the video, seems to symbolically allude to the tense situation the country is experiencing, marked by the economic crisis and the so-called energy blockade imposed by the administration of Donald Trump.
While the regime blames external restrictions as the primary cause of the collapse of fuel supply, blackouts, and the paralysis of transport, Sandro Castro utilizes the game as a metaphor, suggesting that the match is still ongoing, even though the atmosphere within the Island becomes 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 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, according to the president himself, received decisive support from the United States.
Thus, the phrase would serve as a symbolic reference to a supposed geopolitical "streak," while Cuba faces an increasingly deep internal crisis, but so far it has emerged "unscathed."
The video also includes multiple controversial phrases. Amid the energy crisis affecting Cuba, which has left much of the transportation paralyzed due to a fuel shortage, Castro boasts that “nothing is happening here” while he remains on a traffic-free street.
It also makes comments that could be considered offensive, alluding in a mocking tone to the lack of food in the country.
"It must be a herbivorous dinosaur because there’s no meat here," he says at one point, referencing the scarcity affecting the population.
In another part of the video, he 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 trucks.
This is not the first time Sandro Castro has sparked controversy with posts of this nature.
Her videos often showcase luxury and provocative attitudes amidst the deep economic and social crisis facing the Island.
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