Ana de Armas has a new romance, and social media is already on fire. The Cuban actress was spotted looking very affectionate with Alberto «Beto» Montenegro, the vocalist of the Venezuelan band Rawayana, at Rubén Blades' concert during the Noches del Botánico festival in Madrid, as seen in the images published on the Instagram account of the magazine ¡HOLA!.
It was the journalist Javi de Hoyos who uncovered the romance in mid-July, although he claimed to have been receiving signals since late May. "I've been receiving this information since the end of May, so they aren't hiding at all," said the reporter, who also revealed that the couple often visits a favorite café of the actress in the Spanish capital.
This was the second time they were caught together at the same festival. On both occasions, the scene was the same: dancing song after song, never leaving each other’s side for even a moment. "You spotted them from every angle, and everyone assured me of the same thing: that they were seen very sweet on each other and enjoying the concert of Rubén Blades," reported De Hoyos, who added that "there are many salsa fans who saw them together and could confirm that, to this day, they have a romance that is no longer a secret."
Beto Montenegro, a 37-year-old from Caracas, is the frontman of Rawayana, a band he co-founded in 2007 that in recent years has become one of the most internationally recognized Latin American groups. In 2025, they performed at Coachella and won the Grammy for Best Rock Album or Latin Alternative Album for Who Brings the Horns?, in addition to two Latin Grammys in 2024.
The magazine's post on Instagram, which received over 8,300 likes, sparked a wave of comments that blended celebration with controversy. Many users took the opportunity to recall the most contentious chapter of the actress's romantic life: her relationship with Manuel Anido Cuesta, stepson of Miguel Díaz-Canel and son of Lis Cuesta Peraza, which was publicly confirmed in November 2024 and generated a strong reaction among the Cuban exiles.
«Wasn't she the one dating the son of the dictator of Cuba?», wrote a user with 544 likes, the most liked comment on the post. Another user pointed out: «It's shocking to see @betomonte dating a girl linked to the Cuban dictatorship». The relationship with Anido Cuesta, which generated outrage among Cubans in exile, remains fresh in the collective memory.
Not all the comments were in that vein. Some Venezuelans celebrated the news with humor: “Chamo Beto hooked up with Ana de Armas! From Venezuela to the world,” wrote one user.
The romantic history of Ana de Armas is, in fact, one of the most talked-about in the entertainment industry. Before Beto Montenegro, the actress was in relationships with Marc Clotet, Ben Affleck, Paul Boukadakis, Anido Cuesta himself, and during 2025, a rumored relationship with Tom Cruise that was never officially confirmed and that various media sources reported as concluded in October of that year.
This summer of 2026, however, it seems that the actress has found in a Venezuelan lover of salsa and alternative rock someone with whom to share something more than just a song.
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