A 23-year-old Cuban who documents his life in Murcia under the username @el.finoo1 published a video on TikTok on Monday, where he reveals that he had to sleep on the street without knowing where he would spend the night, in a testimony that has touched thousands of people on social media.
“People, I had to sleep on the street once again. Honestly, right now I don’t know where I will sleep tonight. I thought this day wouldn’t repeat itself, but I'm living the reality at this moment,” says the young man with a calm voice in front of the camera.
Far from seeking compassion, the immigrant was clear about his intentions in sharing the moment: "I'm not telling this so that anyone feels sorry for me or anything, I'm just sharing it because it's my reality."
Despite the harshness of his situation, the young man maintained a tone of resilience throughout the video, which lasted just over a minute.
"This is the process, and honestly, I don't plan to give up just because I'm in this situation on the streets now. I know this will change soon. God won't leave me alone," he stated.
His closing message summarized the determination with which he faces adversity: "I'm only 23 years old, I have a future ahead of me, and this is surely a test that God is putting me through, and I know I'm going to get through this, guys. Always keep a positive mindset."
The video is not an isolated episode. The profile of @el.finoo1 documents in real-time his process of settling in Murcia: from the daily job search to occasional temporary jobs. On June 10, just three weeks prior, the same young man had published another video confessing he was on the verge of giving up after a long search for work without stable results in the region.
"I am now at a point in my life where I am thinking about giving up because I have been searching for a job for a long time, and I still can't find one," he had said at that moment with a breaking voice.
Their case reflects a reality shared by thousands of Cubans in Spain.
The resident Cuban population in the country reached approximately 287,490 people at the beginning of 2026, after growing by 35,200 during the previous year, driven by a crisis in Cuba where 89% of families live in extreme poverty.
Unemployment among immigrants in Spain reached 17.23% in the first quarter of 2026, a figure that particularly impacts those, like this young person, who lack support networks or face bureaucratic obstacles to accessing the formal labor market.
This Tuesday marks the deadline for the extraordinary regularization approved by Spain in January 2026, which allows those who arrived before December 31, 2025, to obtain residency and work authorization for one year.
More than a million migrants have applied to take advantage of this measure, surpassing the Spanish government's initial expectations, which has a three-month period to resolve each application.
The young man's situation suggests that many Cuban emigrants remain in extreme vulnerability while awaiting administrative resolution or are simply unaware of the available protection mechanisms, leaving them exposed to episodes of homelessness like the one he recounted to his followers.
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