The Cuban humorist Limay Blanco, known as "Muñi Muñi," reported the theft of a large solar lamp that he used to illuminate the block where he runs his charitable project in San Miguel del Padrón, Havana, and called on his neighbors to organize themselves to hire paid guards to monitor the area.
In a reel posted on his social media, Limay displayed a lamp identical to the one that was stolen and warned his followers: "If they're going to sell it to you, they'll sell it without the tube, because it was stolen. This is the lamp, take a good look at it. They'll sell it to you without the tube and without the remote."
The lamp was not just any personal possession: it was part of the comedian's effort to keep the space illuminated where he welcomes over 100 people each week—most of them elderly, but also children—as part of "Cristo Cambia Vidas," the community project that has been operating in his own home for years.
"Family, I'm trying to light up the whole block because the grandparents come in close to eight at night. Sometimes they leave at nine; other times it's almost midnight or one in the morning when we show a movie," Blanco explained in the video.
In response to the lack of institutional response, the comedian proposed a community solution: to gather all the residents of the block that very night at eight o'clock to organize a collection and pay for two guards to monitor the area. "We want all the neighbors to come together to see if we can pool our resources and hire two guards here on the block because it's just too much. It's just too much," he stated with evident frustration.
At the same time, Blanco asked his followers for donations—posting his phone number in the video—to purchase more solar lamps and "large flashlights." "With your twenty cents, I'm gathering money to buy more lamps, let's see if we can light up all of this," he said.
This is not the first robbery he has suffered. In July 2025, he reported the theft of a water fountain, a vacuum cleaner, and a drill from his home, reportedly by the same thief who had broken in before and was released three months later due to lack of evidence. In previous years, he also had a box of chicken and a pregnant sow stolen.
The neighborhood self-protection proposal is indicative of a trend spreading throughout Cuba. The Cuban Citizen Audit Observatory recorded 592 thefts alone from January to June 2026, accounting for 60.1% of all documented crimes, with an average of 3.27 cases per day. In 2025, thefts increased by 479% compared to 2023.
In Santiago de Cuba, authorities turned to residents to monitor electrical infrastructure as part of the official movement "MyNeighborhoodForTheFatherland," while throughout Cuba, neighbors are taking it upon themselves to apprehend thieves and assailants.
The "Cristo Cambia Vidas" project has provided over 40 homes to vulnerable families and managed to serve 160 meals in a single day. In November 2025, Blanco loaded his car with firewood to ensure the preparation of meals for the elderly during power outages and gas shortages.
"Go ahead, Dad, I bless you," Blanco closed his message, with the same tone of faith and exhaustion that defines his work in a Cuba where insecurity and darkness move forward together.
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