The Cuban-American communicator Enrique Santos revealed this Sunday his greatest personal dream during his participation in the demonstration "United for a Free Cuba," held at the FPL Solar Amphitheater of Bayfront Park in Miami: to broadcast radio in a free Cuba and visit the island with his parents before they pass away.
Santos, who has never set foot in Cuba despite being the child and grandchild of Cuban exiles, shared his testimony in an interview with Martí Noticias during the event, which he described as historic for the cause of freedom for the island.
"I have a great dream of being able to do radio in a free Cuba, to be able to visit Cuba, because I have never been to Cuba, but to go with my parents before they pass away," declared the host of the Enrique Santos Morning Show on TÚ 94.9 FM in Miami.
The communicator sorrowfully recalled that his four grandparents passed away without being able to return to their homeland or see a free Cuba.
"My grandparents have all passed away, and unfortunately, that dream was never fulfilled for them; their homeland was taken from them," she stated.
Despite the weight of that family history, Santos remained hopeful about the current political context.
«We are now in a historic moment where everything is aligned and we may soon see the freedom of Cuba,» he noted, highlighting the figure of Marco Rubio, Cuban-American Secretary of State, as a key factor at this time.
The event on Sunday was the second major mobilization of the exile community in less than a month in South Florida, following the Free Cuba Rally held in Hialeah on March 24.
The demonstration was organized by the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance (ARC) and the Support and Call Committee, and was attended by activists such as Silvia Iriondo and Rosa María Payá, as well as artists like Amaury Gutiérrez.
What distinguished the event was its reach beyond Miami: it was broadcast live to the island via Radio Martí and TV Martí, and was simultaneously replicated in churches within Cuba and in countries such as Uruguay, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and Mexico.
Santos also called on the new generations of the exile, reminding them of those who are no longer here to witness the change.
"This struggle has come to us, and there are so many people from the Cuban exile community who are no longer here, who lent their voices, who lent their platforms... now it's up to the new generation to raise their voices," he expressed.
The background of the event is grim: according to the organization Prisoners Defenders, Cuba reported a record of 1,250 verified political prisoners in March 2026, with a total of 2,026 since July 2021, a figure that the Cuban exile community has repeatedly denounced as evidence of the regime's repression.
Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, executive secretary of the ARC, was direct in his demands: “We support a strong and tough policy against the regime and we want real change. Real change means the departure of the Castro family and the exit of the Communist Party from power.”
The Cuban exile signed in March the so-called "Liberation Agreement", a three-phase plan for political transition in Cuba, which contextualizes these mobilizations within a broader strategy of coordinated pressure.
Santos concluded his message with a direct appeal to Cubans both inside and outside the island: "A Cuba where Cubans can truly choose their next leaders democratically, without the Castros, without communism. Cuba, we are with you now and always."
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