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The Cuban actor Luis Alberto García Novoa posted a strong complaint on Facebook this Saturday after enduring three consecutive days and nights without electricity in his home: "Food is spoiling, and so are we. Don't you feel ashamed having us going through this hell?"
The message, directed specifically at the regime authorities, concludes with a warning that goes beyond everyday complaints: "My daughters will not forget this. Themselves and because their mother and I will make sure they do not forget. That they do not forget."
The publication comes a day after the National Electric System collapsed for the fourth time in 2026, on Thursday at 4:30 PM, due to a failure in the 220 kV line between Santa Clara and Sancti Spíritus.
Just four days earlier, on July 6, Cuba had experienced its third total blackout of the year — the seventh in 18 months — leaving 9.6 million people without electricity and a deficit of 2,230 MW.
On July 8, the largest historical energy deficit in the country was recorded: 2,341 MW, which simultaneously affected 73% of the population.
The recovery has been slow and uneven: in Havana, power outages average between 15 and 22 hours daily, while in Matanzas, some areas experienced up to 87 consecutive hours without electricity.
This Saturday also marks the fifth anniversary of the popular uprising on July 11, 2021, which adds a particular symbolic weight to the actor's statement.
García has been one of the most vocal artistic figures systematically opposing the energy crisis for months. On July 5th, he denounced 34 consecutive hours without electricity or water, with his daughters sleeping on the floor exposed to mosquitoes.
On July 8, he ironically referred to the authorities as "those babies up there" and accused them of only seeking to "anchor themselves in power and their privileges."
On June 24, he had already warned: "I will not be silenced. Know that," after 48 hours without electricity or water due to a malfunction in the transformer in his neighborhood.
On June 16, he was even more direct in addressing the leaders: "I want to see you all going hungry", demanding that they experience the same hardships as the people.
In light of the escalating crisis, Díaz-Canel called for "better organization of the blackouts" without announcing specific measures, while Prime Minister Manuel Marrero attributed the new collapse to the U.S. embargo, according to the state media Cubadebate.
The causes of the crisis are structural: thermoelectric plants that are 40 to 60 years old with inadequate maintenance, a chronic shortage of fuel, and a lack of investment. The Guiteras thermoelectric power station, one of the main plants in the country, recorded 16 failures throughout 2026.
García's post, published precisely on the anniversary of 11J, transforms personal grievance into an act of collective memory: "My daughters are not going to forget it."
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