The Cuban content creator Sayu Domínguez, posted a video on Thursday in which she highlights the crisis in Cuba, the three-day blackouts, and the salaries that are insufficient to cover basic food needs.
The clip has accumulated over 52,000 views. In the video description, Sayu requested that the needs of the people in Cuba not be commercialized. "Not everyone has the money or someone abroad to send them a solar panel. This is not a life," she asserted.
Sayu recorded the video from the island and spoke openly about what it means to live under the current power outages.
"Do you know what it’s like to have three days without any electricity, to have your food spoil and have to throw it all away? They only give you electricity for two hours, and then they cut it off again for three days."
The influencer also highlighted the gap between wages and the cost of living, stating that what workers earn "is not enough for anything."
In response to those who promote alternative energy solutions as a way out of blackouts, Sayu was straightforward: "How much does an EcoFlow cost? 900 dollars. How much does a panel cost? 1,200 dollars. How much does a rechargeable fan cost? 50, 60 dollars. It doesn’t add up. Half of the population, if not 95%, doesn't have the money to buy that."
Beyond the electrical crisis, the young woman denounced the social decay that plagues the island: "Look at what they have turned Cuba into. It’s a place where you can't even walk alone in the street because you'll get robbed. There's crime, children on drugs, girls in prostitution, and young pregnancies. This is what they have created!"
Sayu is the daughter of the Japanese entrepreneur Sayuri Yoshida, who arrived in Cuba in 2003 as a tourist, fell in love with the country and the visual artist Nelson Domínguez Cedeño, and eventually settled permanently in Old Havana in 2013 to raise her daughter. Yoshida opened the business "Crepe Sayu" there, specializing in Japanese cuisine, at the corner of Aguacate and Obrapía.
The video of Sayu adds to a wave of complaints on social media led by young Cubans fed up with the energy crisis, which in 2026 has reached historic levels.
Sayu's testimony carries a particular weight: it speaks from within, not from exile, with the authority of someone who experiences each cut firsthand. Her message concluded with a warning directed at the regime: "Cuba will smile again. And it won’t be thanks to you."
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