Family searches for young woman from Villa Clara missing since early March

Amanda Pérez, a young woman whose family hails from Villa Clara in central Cuba, has been missing since early March 2026, while her relatives continue to issue urgent appeals due to the lack of information regarding her exact whereabouts.

According to social media posts from Ramón Pérez González and Regla Inés Ruiz Santana —apparently, the parents of Amanda— the young woman has been missing from her home for over 20 days without establishing contact and may have been seen in the town of Guayo, in Villa Clara, and in the localities of Cabaiguán and Jatibonico, in Sancti Spíritus.

According to these reports, he was carrying a black and pink backpack with clothes to change into. His acquaintances indicated that he might have worn different garments during his movements, including a red or pink dress, leggings, black pants, and pink sunglasses.

The Gender Observatory of the magazine Alas Tensas (OGAT) echoed the case by activating the Yeniset alert for cases of missing women. It noted that, according to content creator Niover Licea, Amanda is experiencing mental health issues, a factor that has increased concern among those searching for her.

It has also been noted that she was seen accompanied by a mixed-race girl, slim and with curly hair, and that her case is being circulated by the National Revolutionary Police (PNR), although no information obtained or disseminated by this institution is detailed.

In the comments associated with family posts, an internet user claimed to have seen a young woman with similar features on the morning of the 20th, dressed in black and accompanied by a man at an unspecified location in Jatibonico, heading towards the "llegaypón," which is the term used in Cuban slang for marginalized neighborhoods with precarious conditions and unregulated housing.

Amanda Pérez's relatives, who have not specified the young woman's age, are requesting community assistance to gather any information that may help locate her. They ask anyone with information to contact the following phone numbers: 54472681, 55182269, 56492546, 51770511, or to call the nearest police station.

The case adds to other recent disappearances in the country, such as that of Giovanni Rafael Lorenzo Álvarez in Trinidad (Sancti Spíritus) and that of the veteran Alcides Saroza González in Caibarién (Villa Clara), after which families have turned to social media to raise awareness of their searches in the absence of concrete results.

Due to the lack of state institutions or legalized mechanisms in the country that are exclusively dedicated to these investigations, and given the inefficient management of the PNR —more focused on repressive functions—, families are left with almost only the option of collective solidarity in digital environments and reports from independent media outlets.

In the widespread crisis that the country is experiencing, transportation or communication based on searches is becoming increasingly challenging.