A Polish tour guide named Ela, who offers tours in Spanish around Krakow under the brand «Me Gusta Cracovia», recorded an emotional message this Wednesday directed at the Cuban people, encouraging them to topple the communist regime, just as Poland did in 1989.
The video was published by content creator Jany González TV on Instagram and gathered over 8,300 views and 135 comments in just a few hours.
She recorded her message from Nowa Huta, the emblematic Stalinist district of Krakow built since 1949 as a model socialist city, where a statue of Lenin once stood that no longer exists.
"I am just a simple Polish woman speaking to you from the communist neighborhood of Kraków. It's called Nova Juta. Here, 40 years ago, we had Lenin written on the walls. And Lenin is no longer here. There are no more statues of Lenin or Stalin," Ela said in front of the camera.
The guide drew a direct parallel between the Polish and Cuban experiences: «Cuba has been under a communist regime for more than 60 years. How many more years can this go on? Enough is enough».
She explained how communism fell in her country: «There were years of protests, with banners, people walking the streets demanding freedom, democracy, we want rights, we want to eliminate ration cards, we want basic goods, we want toilet paper».
He also recalled that during the martial law, "900 tanks arrived from Moscow to quell the Polish protests," but that a decade of struggle culminated in the democratic transition of 1989.
His central message was a call to action from within: "Let no one come from outside to change your reality; let you do it."
She also expressed her personal desire to visit Cuba: "I would really like to visit Cuba and without being watched or investigated, just as a tourist, and to be able to speak freely and for you all to speak freely too."
The meeting between Ela and Jany González occurred during a sightseeing tour of Krakow, when the Polish guide, upon learning about her visitor's Cuban history, insisted on taking her to Nowa Huta to share the memory of what it was like to live under communism.
Ela's message is part of a recent tradition of Polish voices that draw on their historical experience to encourage the Cuban people.
In September 2025, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski presided over the presentation of the Lech Wałęsa Solidarity Award 2025 to Berta Soler, leader of the Damas de Blanco, with a prize of $275,000, which sparked a public controversy with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
Sikorski then responded that the award "honors those who peacefully fight for freedom" and that "the people of Cuba also deserve it."
In October 2025, Poland abstained in the UN vote on the embargo against Cuba, marking a historic shift from previous positions, alongside other Eastern European countries such as Estonia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1983 and a symbol of the fall of Polish communism, has expressed his support for freedom in Cuba on numerous occasions, promising to visit the island "when it is free" and warning the regime that "it has little time left."
She closed her message with a phrase that resonated strongly among her Cuban followers in the comments: "The Polish case should serve as an example for you Cubans, so that you change your reality".
Jany González, a Cuban-American journalist and content creator based in Miami, has gained recognition in recent years for combining her work in U.S. Hispanic television with a strong presence on social media, where she shares reports, travel stories, and content related to Cuban and European realities.
Winner of several regional Emmy awards, the communicator has built a broad audience among Cubans both on the island and abroad, thanks to a relatable and emotional style characterized by stories about freedom, historical memory, and the experiences of societies that have lived under communist regimes.
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