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A new parody of the song "Un Tin" by Payaso x Ley and Rowell Urban went viral this Saturday on Facebook, featuring adapted lyrics that poke fun directly at Miguel Díaz-Canel, accumulating over 31,500 views in just a few hours.
The video, posted by the user Missy Groot under the title "This version resonates more with me," lasts 59 seconds and transforms the hit song by the singers into a political message of frustration and a warning to the ruler.
The circulating clip features the phrase: "I advise you, jerk, to take the first plane when trouble comes your way. You will pay for your mistake," a direct allusion to the idea that Díaz-Canel should flee the country before he faces the consequences.
The parody reverses the festive spirit of the original—which celebrates a woman who "has a touch of style" and "is without fear"—turning it into a popular ultimatum to the regime during the worst moment of its energy crisis.
"Canel is a bit scared; he’s worried, and it's not for nothing. But there's still a bit left for you to book a ticket and for the plane to crash before landing," they predict.
The context could not be more favorable for satire. Last Thursday, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, admitted on state television: "We have absolutely no fuel, we have absolutely no diesel."
On the same day, the Electric Union reported a generation deficit of 2,113 MW, with only 1,230 MW available against a demand of 3,250 MW, leaving nearly 70% of the population without electricity.
Power outages in Havana exceed 24 consecutive hours. Meanwhile, the Cuban Observatory for Conflicts recorded protests, pot-banging, bonfires, and street blockades in several Havana municipalities between Tuesday and Thursday.
This parody is the latest link in a chain of digital satire that continues to grow. On Friday, the "Me queda un tin" meme had already turned the song into a symbol of the regime's collapse, ironically applying the expression to everything Díaz-Canel has left: fuel, credibility, and time.
The original song, released on April 20 under the Befocus Music label, has already accumulated 6,746,786 views on YouTube and nearly one million monthly listeners on Spotify, making it the perfect vehicle for political satire due to its widespread popularity.
It's not the first time that Cubans have used music to mock the regime.
In January, following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. special forces, the parody "Donald Trump, take Canel" -based on "We Are the World"- surpassed 56,000 likes on Facebook.
Since then, every public appearance by Díaz-Canel has sparked new waves of political humor: his physical decline in March, his statements about a possible "guerrilla war" in April, and now the energy collapse.
The pressure does not come solely from social media. On Thursday, the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, traveled to Havana to deliver a personal message from Donald Trump to the regime, demanding "fundamental changes" as a condition for any rapprochement.
Trump summarized the situation from Air Force One: "You talk about a declining country; they really are a nation in decline. So we'll see."
While the regime has no fuel to power the power plants, Cubans have plenty of energy to keep sharpening their humor. And the summer song already has new lyrics.
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