A Cuban residing in France, known on TikTok as "La Francesa 93", fulfilled her dream of buying a house for her mother in Cuba on March 30, in an emotional video that captures the exact moment the lady receives the keys to her new home.
In the clip, a man hands the keys to the mother, who receives them visibly moved, while the creator wrote on the screen: "I will give you everything in life my mother, enjoy your new home".
In the video description, the young woman made it clear that the achievement was not easy: "Everything in life, my mother. Don't worry, we're not behind; we started from scratch, with no inheritance and no help."
The purchase was a joint effort between the Cuban and her partner, identified as @el_joan_de_kentuky, who apparently resides in Kentucky, United States, making the operation a transnational effort.
The creator publicly thanked her partner "for supporting me and for his great contribution to my mother's small house," her friend Cheila Martines "for not leaving my mother alone and for helping her throughout this process," and the organizer Yolanda, who coordinated the purchase from Cuba.
The chosen song for the video reinforces the message of personal growth: "They didn't believe in me, they underestimated me... but there's a saying that goes, 'God does not let the righteous be put to shame'."
The case of "La Francesa 93" is part of a growing phenomenon among the Cuban diaspora: emigrants who allocate part of their income to purchase homes on the island for their families, taking advantage of the sharp decline in real estate prices.
Since 2018-2019, properties in Cuba have lost between 50% and 60% of their value in dollars. Homes in areas such as Vedado or Miramar that used to cost 50,000 dollars can now be found for between 15,000 and 20,000 dollars.
This drop in prices is a direct consequence of the economic crisis the island is experiencing and the massive population exodus, which has created an accessible supply of properties for those receiving hard currency income from abroad.
The housing deficit in Cuba exceeds 929,000 units in 2026, and the regime barely fulfilled 22% of its construction plan in 2025, having built only 2,382 of the 10,795 homes projected.
Similar cases of Cuban emigrants buying houses for their mothers or relatives have gone viral repeatedly on TikTok during 2025 and 2026, becoming a testament to the diaspora's efforts to support those who remain on the island in the face of abandonment by the State.
"To all those people who knew I had been trying to buy my mom a house for a long time," wrote the young woman at the end of her message, in a phrase that summarizes years of sacrifice and perseverance from afar.
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