The Cuban broadcaster Rolando Zaldívar was found again on the streets of Miami, where he expressed feeling "very physically tired" while continuing to go through a time of extreme vulnerability.
The community project Conducta Dade reported this Tuesday on Facebook that its members met with the communicator, who welcomed the visit with joy and agreed to sit down and talk with them for a long time.
"We tried to help him in every way we could," the group noted, highlighting a phrase that Zaldívar repeated several times during the meeting: "He is very tired, very physically tired".
The organization did not provide further details about his health status or the exact location where he was found. However, it did announce that it would later share part of the conversation so that the broadcaster himself could explain what he is currently experiencing.
“We continue doing what we can: approaching, listening, and lending a hand without judgment,” expressed Conducta Dade, a project known for assisting individuals in vulnerable situations in South Florida.
The new meeting confirms that the project remains in limbo, but the fatigue expressed by Zaldívar raises alarms once again about the future of the popular Cuban broadcaster.
Zaldívar was one of the most recognized voices on Cuban radio during the 1990s, especially for his work on the program "Disco Fiesta 98", broadcast by Radio Ciudad de La Habana.
After leaving Cuba, he lived in Mexico and Houston before settling in Miami in 2014.
Over the years, personal issues and addiction distanced him from the media and led him into an increasingly difficult situation.
His case gained public attention in November 2025, after he was arrested in Miami for petty theft and possession of cocaine. The release of his mugshot raised concerns due to his noticeable physical decline.
A month later, Conducta Dade managed to locate him and started to support him, while urging the Cuban community to approach him with respect and solidarity.
In February, Zaldívar publicly acknowledged that he was facing an addiction and stated that he had been consuming substances for about a year. During that conversation, he expressed his desire to change and left us with a phrase that reflected both the seriousness of his situation and his intention to recover: “After hitting rock bottom, all that’s left is to rise.”
The announcer later entered a rehabilitation center, but left the program in April.
Conducta Dade then explained that recovering from an addiction is not a linear process and that a first attempt is not always sufficient.
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