A Cuban known on TikTok as Mulatacha became the focus of an emotional act of solidarity when she paid for the groceries of an approximately 80-year-old woman who did not have enough money to cover three items at a Walmart store, as she recounted herself in a video posted on May 1.
The content creator, whose account is @vidaconyaliris, narrated that she was waiting in line at the checkout when she noticed an elderly woman mentally calculating the cost of her items and ultimately returned one of them because she didn't have enough money.
"The lady had about three little things, like a potato pie and an apple pie... they were literally just three trifles, and I felt so, so sorry for her," Mulatacha recounted in the video.
Before the elderly woman could pay, the Cuban acted discreetly: she quietly indicated to the cashier that she would cover the purchase.
When the elderly lady tried to take out her card, Mulatacha stopped her: "No, ma'am, I will pay for you."
The elderly woman's reaction was immediate: she burst into tears and repeatedly thanked him for the gesture.
Then she asked her in English to leave the store together because she needed the receipt, and the Cuban accompanied her to the door.
"It could be someone from any of our families," Mulatacha reflected on what she felt upon seeing the woman in that situation.
The video ends with a direct appeal to its followers: "If you see someone in a particular moment who you have the opportunity to help, certainly go ahead and do so."
This type of solidarity act led by Cubans in the diaspora has become a sustained trend on social media. In May 2025, a recently unemployed Cuban from Walmart received an envelope with cash from a stranger inside the same store. That same month, a Cuban in Miami helped an elderly man in a Home Depot under the same motto: “do good and don’t look at who.”
In January 2025, a Cuban surprised everyone by giving a bundle of dollars to a man on the street, and in January 2026, the young Cuban Michel Duarte went viral for delivering lunches to elderly individuals living in poverty in Old Havana.
The saying "do good and don't look at whom" serves as a guiding thread for all these gestures and connects with a deeply rooted ethical tradition in Cuban identity, both within the island and abroad.
Mulatacha concluded her account with a reflection that resonated with her followers: "I feel that in this country, everything has been lost; humanity, kindness, everything has been lost."
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