The Cuban actress Yordy Morejón recorded a tearful video in complete darkness and posted it on her Instagram account with a message that resonated with thousands of Cubans, both on the island and abroad.
The post has accumulated over 7,100 likes, 64,000 views, and 559 comments in less than 24 hours. The video was recorded on Tuesday during the new general blackout that left Cuba in darkness. It features the actress confessing a distress that goes far beyond personal matters.
"I am not afraid of anything. I am only afraid of the dark. As a child, I was always very afraid of the dark, but my mother was always there telling me: relax, I'm here, it will be alright. Today, I still have a lot of fear..." Morejón recounted before launching her final outburst: "Incompetents. Incompetents! Long live a free Cuba! Long live a free Cuba, damn it!."
Cubans react to the testimony about the crisis on the island
The reaction from the diaspora and the Cuban people in the comments was immediate and filled with sorrow. The most strongly supported message was emphatic: "What the Castros have done to this country is literally a mass genocide."
Another comment noted: "A sad life for our people. There's nothing left to endure this torment."
A follower provided historical perspective on the Cuban energy crisis: "For those who say that there is no electricity in Cuba now: I was born in the midst of a blackout in 1976. I'll leave that fact for you to calculate. The darkness didn't just arrive now; it has worsened."
Other comments reflected the fear that the situation may have no resolution: "I respect her a lot, but what I'm really afraid of is that the Americans won't come and the dictatorship lasts another 100 years."
There were also those who expressed the weight of carrying that pain from exile: "There came a time when I romanticized everything that happened to me in Cuba. Then I grew up, and I no longer know how to get rid of that pain. I didn't live anything compared to those who stayed there."
The fifth blackout in a year
The blackout that prompted the video was the fifth total collapse of the National Electroenergetic System in July 2026, which occurred on Tuesday at 11:05 AM following the shutdown of Unit 1 of the Felton thermoelectric plant in Holguín.
Power outages in July average between 20 and 24 hours daily, with some areas exceeding 72 consecutive hours without electricity.
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz attributes these blackouts to the U.S. embargo, an explanation that overlooks decades of neglect and mismanagement of the electrical system.
It’s not just a blackout… it’s a people who have been waiting too long to see the light again. Cuba deserves electricity, hope, and freedom. May we never stop raising our voices, wrote one of the commenters.
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