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The biological daughter of Fidel Castro, Alina Fernández, made strong statements in which she describes the Cuban revolution as "absurd" and characterizes it as a "failed experiment" that has impacted her life and the lives of millions of Cubans over five generations.
In an interview on Virtual Encounter with Gloria Ordaz, Fernández (70 years old) reappears motivated by the premiere of the documentary "Revolution's Daughter", presented on April 10 at the 43rd Miami Film Festival, in which she participates as executive producer.
Fernández defined herself simply: "an older lady, a grandmother, who continues to wait for to return to a free Cuba". She has been in exile in Miami for over 30 years with no contact with the Castro family.
"If you have an ideological difference, you become an enemy," she said, describing a divide that she considers irreparable. However, for the first time, she publicly revealed that she was in Cuba about 11 years ago to say goodbye to her ill mother, Natalia Revuelta, who passed away on February 27, 2015, at the age of 89.
He described that return as a "bittersweet" and painful moment: "It was a place I did not enjoy... it only brought me problems and disappointments."
Regarding the death of her mother, she issued a warning without making formal accusations: "The passing of my mom was surrounded by rather suspicious circumstances," noting that a fall, a surgery, and subsequent complications led to her demise.
Fernández escaped from Cuba in 1993, at the age of 37, dressed as a tourist and using the passport of a Spanish tourist. "I didn't have the courage to throw myself into the sea on a raft with my daughter, but I did everything I could and managed to escape," she stated.
The documentary also features testimonies from other Cuban exiles, including Gloria Estefan, Nilo Cruz, and José Bedia, who, although they left the island, remain deeply connected to its fate.
Regarding the present situation in Cuba, Fernández was unequivocal: "It is impossible to overthrow a regime like this merely by protesting. People are frightened, they are repressed. It is a very tough situation."
"I believe that the Cuban economy has never worked. It is a social experiment that has never succeeded," she stated in an interview with ABC News on April 11, attributing the collapse to an "ideological madness" that has prioritized political confrontation over citizen well-being.
"We have been living in misery for decades due to an ideological madness," he added, going further to declare: "Cubans have been subjected to a very strange social experiment. It has been a very traumatic experience for five generations of Cubans."
His statements come at the worst moment the island has experienced in decades, with blackouts lasting more than 22 hours daily, a GDP contraction of 23% since 2019, and numerous protests recorded since January 2026.
Fernández mentioned Marco Rubio as a key figure who could play a significant role in the negotiations with the regime, and summarized his position with a phrase that encapsulates decades of waiting.
"For me, the moment for a change of government has arrived since the late 1980s. And when Fidel Castro died, we all thought that his regime had come to an end... but it survived."
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