The Cuban actor Luis Alberto García published a strong condemnation of the physical assaults suffered by the filmmaker Ernesto Fundora and other participants during the premiere in Mexico of the documentary about Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, comparing the events to the repudiation rallies of the Cuban regime.
"Physically attacking those who think differently from you is a barbarity that sets fatal precedents because you grant permission to today's victim to become your aggressor tomorrow," García wrote on his Facebook profile, where he shared videos of Fundora denouncing the attack.
The actor made it clear that his rejection of violence is absolute, regardless of which side practices it: “Even though I abhor rallies of repudiation, no matter where they come from, I have understood and learned that they are used to defend ideas. What no one can take away from me is my conviction that in any confrontation, I throw my ideas at those that differ from mine.”
In his text, he precisely listed what he rejects: "No stones, no distributing blows. No tonfas. No slaps, hair pulls, spit, broken bones, bruises, eggs thrown, blood."
García concluded his post with an ironic phrase full of meaning: "What I just witnessed should be named 'Alice in the Land of the Aztecs.' Only the newspapers wrapped around the pipes were missing," referring directly to the characteristic weapon used in the repudiation rallies that the Cuban regime has historically employed against dissidents.
The events that prompted García's reaction occurred last Wednesday, when a group of about 15 members of the Communist Party of Mexico stormed the Cultural University Center in Coyoacán, Mexico City, during the presentation of the documentary Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: We Are Connected.
The aggressors carried flags, sticks, and loudspeakers, and hurled insults such as "worms," "scum," "counter-revolutionaries," and "CIA members," in addition to praising Fidel and Raúl Castro.
Fundora ended up with his elbow and wrist swollen after being struck by several assailants; two other Cubans present were also beaten, one of them hitting a column and sustaining an injury to the neck.
"We were physically attacked by a group of activists, members of the Mexican Communist Party during the premiere in Mexico of the documentary by Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara," denounced Fundora in a live broadcast on Facebook, where he displayed his injuries.
The filmmaker described the action as "the modus operandi of the dictatorship, those shock brigades in the Stalinist, fascist style," and pointed out that the Communist Party of Mexico itself claimed responsibility for the attack on its social media.
The police were called three times through the emergency number and took almost three hours to arrive at the scene.
The attack occurred on the same day that CiberCuba released the online documentary, significantly increasing its exposure.
Otero Alcántara, artist and co-founder of the San Isidro Movement, is serving a five-year sentence in the maximum-security prison of Guanajay since his arrest on July 11, 2021. The People's Supreme Tribunal confirmed in April 2026 that his sentence will expire on July 9, 2026.
Fundora announced that despite the attacks, they will continue with the screenings: "We are going to keep holding events and will continue showcasing this documentary about this modern hero named Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara," and confirmed a new screening at the Museum of the University of Aguán on June 18.
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