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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 with lyrics adapted to mock Miguel Díaz-Canel, accumulating over 31,500 views in just a few hours.
The video, posted by user Missy Groot under the title "This version suits me better," lasts 59 seconds and turns the singers' hit into a political message of frustration and a warning to the ruler.
In the circulating clip, the phrase is heard: "I advise you, asshole, to take the first flight when the cannon turns on you. You're going to pay for your mistake," a direct allusion to the idea that Díaz-Canel should flee the country before he has to face the consequences.
The parody subverts the festive spirit of the original, whose chorus celebrates a woman who "has a hint of style" and "is fearless," turning it into a popular ultimatum to the regime at the height of its energy crisis.
"Canel is a bit scared; he’s worried and not for no reason. But it’s still a bit too early for you to book a ticket and for the plane to crash before landing," they predict.
The context couldn't be more conducive to satire. Last Thursday, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, admitted on state television: "We absolutely have no fuel, we absolutely have 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 about 70% of the population without electricity.
Blackouts in Havana last over 24 consecutive hours. Meanwhile, the Cuban Conflict Observatory documented protests, pot-banging, bonfires, and street blockades in several Havana municipalities from Tuesday to Thursday.
This parody is the latest link in a chain of digital satire that keeps growing. On Friday, the meme "Me queda un tin" had already turned the song into a symbol of the regime's collapse, ironically applying the expression to everything that remains for Díaz-Canel: 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 a million monthly listeners on Spotify, making it the perfect vehicle for political satire due to its widespread popularity.
This is not the first time that Cubans have used music to make fun of 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, each public appearance of Díaz-Canel has generated 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 are truly a nation in decline. So let's see."
While the regime lacks fuel to power the electric plants, Cubans have plenty of energy to keep sharpening their humor. And the summer song already has new lyrics.
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