This Monday marks 62 years since the birth of Broselianda Hernández, the Cuban actress regarded as one of the most talented of her generation, who passed away on November 18, 2020, in North Miami Beach, Florida, at the age of 56.
Every August 3rd, colleagues, admirers, and media remember the individual who was a key figure in Cuban theater, film, and television for more than three decades, as highlighted by the Facebook page Cubaactores.
Born in Havana in 1964, the daughter of actor Rolen Hernández and critic and historian Rosa Ileana Boudet, Broselianda graduated with honors from the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) in 1987.
His theatrical career began with the Buscón group, directed by José Antonio Rodríguez, and reached its peak with the El Público company between 1994 and 1999, where he starred in productions such as Hamlet, Calígula, Yerma, and El público.
On television, she won over the Cuban audience with the telenovelas Cuando el agua regresa a la tierra and Las honradas, and in film, she left a lasting impression with her portrayal of Leonor Pérez, mother of José Martí, in José Martí: el ojo del canario (2010).
Her accolades include several awards from the Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) for best female performance in television and theater, as well as a special mention at the Providence Film Festival for Barrio Cuba (2006).
Her death shocked the Cuban artistic community both on the island and abroad. The actress's body was found on a beach in North Miami Beach, and the autopsy revealed that she died by drowning, indicating suicide as a probable cause.
Figures such as Ana de Armas, María Isabel Díaz, Haydée Milanés, Camila Arteche, Armando Tomey, and Luisa María Jiménez dedicated emotional farewell messages in the days following her passing.
"We didn't know that being so great, you were so fragile," wrote Armando Tomey in his tribute to the actress.
In 2021, filmmaker Jazz Vilá made the documentary Adiós in his honor, and singer Ivette Cepeda dedicated the song Fue tal vez as a posthumous tribute.
In November 2024, four years after her death, her remains were repatriated and laid to rest in her homeland in Cuba, bringing closure to a chapter for her family and admirers.
"It is hard to believe in the departure of a being as lively as Broselianda," expressed the singer Haydée Milanés, a phrase that encapsulates the feeling that renews her memory each year on a date like this.
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