The Cuban singer Aymée Nuviola described Fidel Castro as a "diabolical genius" in an interview with Tania Costa for CiberCuba, in the context of the centenary of the dictator's birth, whose regime has declared 2026 as the "Year of the Centenary of the Commander-in-Chief" with an extensive propaganda program.
"He was a diabolical genius, in my opinion. He was a genius, a person with great intelligence, and as a statesman, he had thousands of tricks up his sleeve, but he was diabolical," said the artist, a two-time Grammy and Latin Grammy winner.
Nuviola did not just acknowledge Castro's intelligence; he contrasted it with what he described as a deeply disturbed personality. "He was a person who, from the outset, had thousands of psychological personality issues, an enormous ego. And an intrinsic malice. He did the most atrocious things in the world with cold blood," he stated.
For the artist, Castro's actions transcended the borders of Cuba. "He caused harm, oh, not just to Cuba, but to Latin America. He was able to structure a bloodthirsty and devastating machinery to spread that horrendous virus he established in Cuba."
Nuviola also recalled the ideological betrayal of the revolutionary leader with a phrase that summarizes his legacy: "The first thing he said was that the revolution was green like the palm trees, and then it was red like blood and green, but not like the palm trees, like dollars."
Regarding Raúl Castro, the singer was decisive in dismissing the idea that the elderly leader would voluntarily leave power in Cuba and move to Russia.
"That man lives like a king up there where he is, on a hill, in a house, they say he lives in the East. No, he’s not going anywhere. Forget about that, it needs to be dealt with," he declared.
Nuviola believed that the only real way out is through direct action by the United States. "Unfortunately, the solution I see is that we have to go in there, we have to go in. I'm not saying there should be a war and innocent Cubans should be killed."
The artist sees the strategy of economic strangulation by the U.S. government —sanctions, cuts in remittances, and foreign currency— as the most likely path to an internal collapse of the regime, although she doubted that the Cuban leaders would agree to negotiate.
In that context, he compared communism and Nazism to "diabolical and satanic" forces and described the Cuban regime as a cult. "This is the head of the dragon. Cutting that head off is challenging because that's where the seed of everything lies, spiritually speaking as well."
The singer also addressed the issue of citizen protests within Cuba, clarifying that she does not judge those who do not go out to demonstrate—she herself admitted not having done so while living on the island—but she does criticize indifference.
"I criticize those who, if they lack the courage to step out and take action, do not support anyone, are indifferent, do not care, and often criticize and judge those who are actually doing it," he pointed out.
In response to the argument that opponents are "paid by imperialism," Nuviola responded by citing a historical fact. “Fidel was given a significant amount of money to carry out that revolution. People here funded him, even the government here gave him money; he received financial support in Mexico. It's nothing new for a people to seek funding from other nations to achieve a purpose.”
The Cuban regime, which mobilized its structures a year in advance to celebrate the centenary of Fidel Castro, has published 23 volumes of his selected works and organized international symposiums as part of the official program that extends until August 13, 2026, the date marking the centenary of the dictator's birth in Birán, Holguín.
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