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 emigrated in Europe with those living in the United States, and delivers a direct critique to those who, according to her, waste the opportunities in the northern country by getting involved in violence, fights, and "farándula" dynamics.
"The Cuban living in Europe, you see him struggling, fighting. Unfortunately, there is only one salary, and it's hard to find extra money. Spain is currently at a low point; here, there is not a peso," asserts Kuki Acea at the beginning of the video, before contrasting that reality with what, in his opinion, Cubans in the United States have at their disposal.
The creator describes that in Spain monetization on social media is practically nonexistent, while in the U.S., "even on social media they go viral and start making money promoting just about anything."
However, what concerns him the most is not the economy, but violence. "Every two or three days I hear news about someone being killed, the husband killed the wife because she didn't want to be with him anymore," 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 them 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," she states, warning that these collective dynamics ultimately lead to conflicts and "misfortunes."
In the face of that situation, the creator offers a positive example of another Cuban residing in the U.S. known as "Flor de Cuba": "That woman, since she arrived, has been focused. She and her husband are seeking a tremendous amount of support, without the need to shout on social media, without wanting to pull anyone's hair."
The debate about where Cuban emigrants live better —whether in the U.S. or in Spain— has been ongoing in the diaspora for years. Kuki Acea is not unfamiliar with 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 emigrants.
In her latest video, the creator goes further and suggests concrete consequences for those who commit crimes: "All these Cubans who go there in this mess should all be deported back to Cuba. Or when they do the minimum, life imprisonment."
The video's conclusion summarizes its central message: "If you in Cuba never shot anyone and never pulled a knife on your president, then what are you doing in a country that offers you the opportunity to advance, to overcome hunger? Focus. You didn't leave Cuba to settle for that normality."
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