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The Cuban broadcaster and presenter Laritza Camacho published a powerful reflection on Facebook in which she responds ironically to those who warn about the danger of sending "incorrect signals" to the Cuban people, referring to the debate sparked by the interviews of Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, known as "El Cangrejo".
The catalyst was the public appearance of El Cangrejo, who gave his first interview to the American outlet Usa Today from his grandfather's office at the Havana Convention Center, dressed in Hugo Boss jeans, Hermès sneakers, and a Rolex Submariner on his wrist, offering to negotiate directly with Donald Trump the future of Cuba.
"Wrong signals? But Raúl Guillermo has sent the most obvious signals in the world. Those who haven't wanted to see them should check their surroundings," writes the actress.
Camacho directly points to the central contradiction: while the regime preaches equality, Raúl Castro's grandson appears in public with yachts, Rolex watches, gold, and the demeanor of a negotiator. "There is a millionaire elite in Cuba and an overwhelmed people," the broadcaster writes bluntly.
She does not overlook the statement from El Cangrejo, who claimed, "It hurts me that many people can't live like I do." The host replies with measured sarcasm: "Of course they can negotiate, if they have pedigree and money (Oh, and beautiful blue eyes!)."
The harshest criticism is reserved for Miguel Díaz-Canel. Camacho describes him as "the same president who dismisses the people and when he hears pots and pans says it's 'Cuban Cubaneo,'" and recalls that he was the one who gave the order for Cuban against Cuban combat during the protests of July 11, 2021, without stopping to listen to the diverse voices of the people.
"A people that even in these conditions wants to find solutions with dignity, sovereignty, and independence. A people that has cried out to be heard, not by Trump (whose only redeeming quality is that he doesn't pretend to be good), but by our leaders," he emphasizes.
To illustrate the historical hypocrisy of the system, the broadcaster references a revealing episode: the Revolution banned golf, deeming it a bourgeois sport, but years later, a son of Fidel Castro was crowned golf champion in Cuba. The parallel with El Cangrejo is immediate: "We punish wealth, we censor a comfortable bourgeois life, and El Cangrejo appears out of nowhere, with the rank of colonel, yachts, gold, Rolex watches, and a negotiator's demeanor."
This contradiction is even more striking when considering that journalistic investigations documented at least 23 private jet trips by El Cangrejo to Panama between 2024 and the end of 2025 for luxury shopping, while Cubans survive on salaries ranging from 10 to 15 dollars a month and endure power outages lasting more than 24 consecutive hours.
The host, who has become one of the most followed critical voices on social media, has repeatedly questioned the regime's double standards and the lack of genuine dialogue with the citizenry.
Her reflection concludes with a phrase that encapsulates the mood of many Cubans: "People may be silent, but even if they accept chicken as fish from the ration booklet (and its 19 products?), they won't allow crab to be passed off as hare."
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