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The Cuban comedy duo Los Pichy Boys, consisting of Alejandro González and Maikel Rodríguez, criticized artists, musicians, and influencers on social media for avoiding comments on the situation in Cuba and urged the public to withdraw their support.
In a message posted on the social network X, the duo wrote: "Does the Artist not speak about what is happening in Cuba? Don't support him. Does the musician, repartero or singer not care either? Don't attend their shows. If the influencer doesn’t care about Cuba? Unfollow. In the end, you have control; they only care about money, follow or like. You made them famous, turn them off!" they stated in a post shared on their account on the platform.
Hours later, they reinforced the message with another post on the same social media platform, criticizing those who claim not to discuss politics while benefiting from U.S. immigration policies. "They don't talk about politics. They don’t know anything about politics, but they certainly know the Cuban Adjustment Act to apply for papers... In any case, they're all a disgrace," they wrote in another message.
The comments come in the context of protests that have taken place in various cities in Cuba following the collapse of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant on March 5. This energy crisis left much of the country without electricity and sparked demonstrations in areas such as Havana, Morón, Santiago de Cuba, and Mayarí.
In that same context, the Cuban reggaeton artist Yomil Hidalgo posted several messages on social media in which he criticized Cubans who comment on the island's reality from abroad. "99% of those talking from over there never did anything," wrote the artist, who resides in Cuba.
In another of her posts, she added: “Go get your ticket and come to the party to see if I catch you putting on the same face you do on social media.”
At the same time, the singer expressed respect for imprisoned opponents such as Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Osorbo, whom he referred to as individuals who, in his opinion, have shown courage within the island.
From the cultural sphere in Cuba, the actor Luis Alberto García also recently questioned the silence of the state media regarding the protests and criticized the political control over the information system.
"I thought that at least yesterday, on Press Day, the press wouldn't be as pressed as usual," the artist wrote in a post on Facebook.
In that same message, he pointed out that many Cubans learn about what is happening in the country through social media or foreign media while the official press omits relevant facts. “Just because they don’t talk about something that happened because they don’t like it or find it inappropriate doesn’t magically erase the event,” he stated.
Los Pichy Boys had made similar criticisms in the past. In October 2025, they questioned newly arrived Cuban influencers in the United States for not speaking out about the arrival of the opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer, head of the Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU). This controversy was part of the public discussions among Cuban content creators on social media at that time.
His recent messages reiterate the same idea: that artists, musicians, and influencers with a Cuban audience should speak out about what is happening on the island.
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