The Cuban content creator Kuki Acea, residing in Spain, published a nearly six-minute video on TikTok last Wednesday, in which she compares the situation of Cubans who have emigrated to Europe with those living in the United States, and offers a direct critique of those who, in her view, waste the opportunities in the northern country by getting caught up in violence, brawls, and dynamics of "showbiz."
"The Cuban who lives in Europe, you see him fighting, struggling. Unfortunately, there is only one salary and it's hard to find extra money. Spain is currently in a tough situation, there is not a penny here," Kuki Acea states at the beginning of the video, before contrasting that reality with what, in his opinion, is available to Cubans in the United States.
The creator describes that in Spain, monetization on social media is practically non-existent, whereas in the U.S., "even through social media, things go viral, and people start making money promoting any nonsense."
However, what concerns him the most is not the economy, but violence. "Every two or three days I hear news about someone killing another, a husband killing his wife because she no longer wanted to be with him," he denounces, and adds emphatically: "Women are not your property."
This concern is backed by concrete figures. The independent observatories OGAT and YSTCC documented 12 femicides of Cuban women abroad in 2025, six of which occurred in the United States. In May 2026, just weeks before the video, a Cuban was arrested for killing his partner in North Fort Myers, Florida, and another was detained on charges of murdering his wife in Las Vegas.
Kuki Acea also criticizes the groups or "packs" that form among emigrated Cubans. "The group never brings anything good. Envy. Cubans are envious," he asserts, warning that these collective dynamics ultimately lead to conflicts and "misfortunes."
In light of that situation, the creator highlights another Cuban based in the U.S. as a positive example, known as "Flor de Cuba": "That woman, ever since she arrived, has been focused. She and her husband are diligently seeking a tremendous amount of support without the need to yell on social media or get into fights with anyone."
The debate about where Cuban emigrants live better —in the U.S. or in Spain— has been ongoing in the diaspora for years. Kuki Acea is not foreign to this debate: in previous videos, he had already satirized the economic expectations of those arriving in Spain and the pressures from relatives in Cuba on the emigrant.
In her most recent video, the creator goes further and suggests concrete consequences for those who commit crimes: "All these Cubans who go there and do this mess should all be deported back to Cuba. Or at the very least, life imprisonment."
The closing of the video summarizes its central message: "If you in Cuba have never taken a shot at anyone and have never pulled a knife on your president, then what are you doing in a country that gives you the opportunity to move forward, to lose your hunger? Focus. You didn't leave Cuba to settle for that normalcy."
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