The Cuban filmmaker Ernesto Fundora stated in an interview for CiberCuba that "the Cuban nation is being held hostage by a group of satanists," a statement he adopted from the words of the Cuban rapper Rasandino, who is affiliated with the San Isidro Movement.
Fundora recounted that Rasandino recently called him and said: “Ernesto, this is not an ideological war. This is not a political war. This is not a philosophical war. This is a spiritual war of evil spirits against good spirits.”
The filmmaker wholly embraced that characterization: "We are being held hostage by a group of Satanists. The Cuban nation is being held hostage by a group of Satanists."
The interview took place days after the attack on Fundora during the presentation of his documentary "Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: We Are Connected" at the Cultural University Center of Coyoacán, Mexico City.
Four individuals identified as Mexican communist militants beat him with the poles of their flags while shouting, "Damn worms!", "Long live Fidel Castro!", "Long live Raúl!", "Long live Díaz-Canel!", and "Down with the worm-infested!"
Fundora referred to the federal accusation presented that same Wednesday by the United States Department of Justice against Raúl Castro for the downing of the Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996, describing it as "formidable."
"The United States always needs to establish that legal framework for any steps it is going to take," he explained, adding that the charges will help ensure that allied nations do not find "Achilles' heels" in the event of any action.
To describe the ex-dictator, Fundora referred to the memoirs of Huber Matos "How the Night Came," where, as he quoted, Raúl Castro appears as "the only guerrilla fighter who was impeccably dressed and starched, who never participated in combat but was the most eager to hang people and execute them." His verdict was blunt: "He was always a killer."
Despite the violence, the projection of the documentary —which tells the story of the leader of the San Isidro Movement, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, a political prisoner since July 11, 2021— was completed in front of more than 80 attendees. His five-year sentence will end on July 9, 2026.
Rasandino is a Cuban rapper known in the independent and confrontational scene. His name gained attention in reports from CiberCuba in late September 2018 after he participated in a concert at the cultural center "La Madriguera" in Havana, where he openly protested against Decree Law 349 alongside other artists like Maykel Osorbo.
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