Cuban content creator Rachel Téllez (@rachel_tellez2) has once again captured social media's attention with a sketch about the rich and poor in the maternity ward that has sparked laughter and comments on Instagram.
The video, lasting just under three minutes, features two characters in the same medical consultation: a wealthy woman, well-organized and accompanied by her husband, and a woman from a lower-income background who arrives alone, with several unruly children and even a dog that has wandered into the office.
The contrast is apparent from the very first second. The "refined" lady, all moderation and manners, thanks the doctor with the utmost solemnity: "Thank you, doctor, for seeing us today in your office; yes, we come with so much, so much excitement to meet our princess, right, my darling?" She explains that the pregnancy resulted from a fertility treatment and that the nanny who will care for the baby has been in the family for generations, so many that it is impossible: "The nanny was my great-grandmother's nanny, my grandmother's, my mother's, mine, and now the baby's."
On the other side of the coin, the reality is radically different. The character embodies Cuban culture in its fullest expression—chewing gum, extreme gestures—arriving without her husband because he is "out taking a picture," and accompanied by a dog named Sisobra. With a big belly, about to give birth, a baby in her arms, and three other children—two from a previous marriage and one from her husband—who are fighting in the waiting room while she tries to control them by yelling, "Hey, don’t hit your sister, what did I tell you about that? Pull her hair, don’t just stand there!"
Chaos reaches its peak when the dog bursts into the consultation room, and she has to push him out: "Oh doctor, the dog doesn't want to leave now." Then, with a mix of exhaustion and resignation, she confesses: "My husband's in-laws told me I couldn't come here. Do you know how I feel? So overwhelmed, I'm going crazy."
The sketch connects with a deeply rooted tradition in Cuban humor on social media: the caricature of recognizable social archetypes that generate immediate identification both in the diaspora and on the island.
Rachel Téllez solidifies her presence on Instagram with something she excels at: capturing reality, sometimes through humor, other times through satire, or simply with sincerity. In August, she posted a clip recreating a Cuban mother's farewell at the airport that brought tears to her followers who could relate. That same month, she responded decisively to those who criticized her on social media for buying her son a replica backpack.
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