The Cuban singer L Kimii shared a nighttime video on his Instagram stories this Monday, filmed in front of his father's house in Cuba, where complete darkness is visible and what appears to be a fire set by the neighbors is seen, amidst a blackout that had lasted over 36 hours.
Alongside the images, the artist —whose verified Instagram account is @osniel_kimii— wrote a message that combines personal pain and political protest: “This is outside my dad's house. More than 36 hours without power. Down with the Castro dictatorship. Down with communism, long live a free Cuba. @marcorubio. How long will the delay last, how long, God the Father?”
The video depicts the absolute darkness surrounding the residence, with visible flames on the street and an atmosphere of tension that reflects the exhaustion of a population subjected to electricity cuts that have become unbearable.
L Kimii directly tagged the U.S. senator Marco Rubio, a key figure in U.S. foreign policy towards Cuba, in a gesture that underscores the political dimension of his denouncement and the frustration with the regime's inaction.
The images arrive at the worst moment of the Cuban energy crisis. Last Wednesday, May 13, the Electric Union reported a historic maximum deficit of 2,113 MW, with only 1,230 MW available against a demand of 3,250 MW. The Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, publicly admitted that the blackouts in Havana were lasting between 20 and 22 hours daily.
That desperation has triggered a wave of neighborhood protests with pot banging, bonfires, and street blockades in at least 12 municipalities in Havana between May 13 and May 17, described as the most massive since July 11, 2021. In San Miguel del Padrón, residents gathered in front of the municipal government headquarters demanding “Electricity and food!”.
It is not the first time that L Kimii has taken a public stance. In August 2025, he stated that he participated in the protests of July 11th, going out into the streets "covered" to demand freedom, and in September of that year, he showed up at a concert wearing a shirt against Díaz-Canel, an act interpreted as an explicit political message.
Their post this Monday adds to a growing trend: Cuban artists such as Gente de Zona, Israel Rojas, and Alejandro Palomino have also used their social media to highlight the crisis their families are facing on the island, becoming amplifiers of a discontent that the regime cannot silence.
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