The Cuban actress and presenter Yasbell Rodríguez set social media ablaze at the beginning of November with a series of five photographs posted on Instagram in which she poses by a waterfall, wearing a black and white cropped knit top paired with a high-cut black bikini bottom.
Alongside the images, the artist included a message of self-affirmation that left no room for doubt about her stance on criticism: "The brain goes with everything; so use it and don’t judge my freedom. Welcome, November of abundance and happiness. There are no rains or coldness that can cloud your airs of will."
The post generated a flood of reactions among its followers, with comments ranging from the most classic compliments to the most poetic declarations.
"Stronger than a blackout in Cuba! You look incredible," wrote one of them, while another summed up the general feeling with a succinct "Cuban blood, pure fire."
There was also room for nostalgia: a follower from Cienfuegos noted that on that same day, Cuban television was airing a teleplay featuring Yasbell in her younger years, which shows that her artistic work is still present in the memory of the Island's audience.
This is not the first time the actress has sparked discussion with sensual photoshoots. In June 2025, she posted images posing nude in a bathtub surrounded by flowers and candles, and days later she shared another session in red lingerie that also made her followers swoon.
The artist has publicly explained the meaning she assigns to this type of content. In the podcast "Esto es lo que hay" in July 2026, she revealed that she has been taking semi-nude photos of herself since she was 15 and that these images serve as a tribute to her great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother—women who, in her view, were unable to live freely.
In that same conversation, Yasbell spoke about her relationship with filters and image and clarified that she could undress in front of a camera, but she would not do it for money or to produce adult content.
Rodríguez arrived in Miami in May 2023 with her partner and son through the humanitarian parole program, and in August 2025 she obtained permanent residency in the United States after a process that, as she herself recounted, lasted one year, one month, and five days.
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