The former leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, once again caught the attention of Cubans after revealing what he did with his famous ponytail, the hairstyle that defined his political image for years.
The confession came in response to a question from Cuban journalist Randy Alonso, who was direct: “The little ponytail... What happened? Did they tell you to cut it?”
Iglesias responded that the decision was entirely his and admitted that he had wanted to get rid of that attribute for a long time. “It had a lot of negative energy. I would look in the mirror and feel that there was too much evil accumulated in that hair,” he commented.
The haircut came right after stepping down from his positions in the Spanish government. “I resigned from all my roles, and the next day I went to the barber and told him: cut off my ponytail,” he said.
However, Iglesias did not get rid of his hair bun, he keeps it for a rather peculiar reason, which he mentioned in a joking tone, but with a realistic undertone.
"I have it stored. My dream is to sell it to a millionaire one of those who have things in their office, collections like a piece of the Berlin Wall, or something like that. I want to say to him, 'pay me a high price for the braid, and I'll sell it to you,' and with that money, I can go into politics," he said.
The statements, made both jokingly and seriously, came after his recent visit to Havana, where he sparked considerable controversy by downplaying the severity of the crisis in Cuba.
The director of Canal Red, after holding meetings with representatives of the Communist Party, stated that the situation on the island "is certainly difficult, but not as it is being portrayed from the outside."
His words sparked criticism from Cubans both inside and outside the island, who accused him of speaking from a privileged position, in a five-star hotel, distanced from the daily reality in Cuba, characterized by blackouts, shortages, and a lack of freedoms.
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