Andy Ernesto Vázquez Toirac is a Cuban comedian born in 1975 in Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba.
At the age of 14, she appeared in the soap opera Prefiero las rosas by Raúl Pérez Sánchez. Later, she made several appearances on regular Cuban television programs such as Tras la huella, Jura decir la verdad, and No quiero llanto. She served as a judge on the well-known comedy show in the island, Los amigos de Pepito.
Andy Vázquez's opportunity came with his inclusion in the popular and notable comedy show Vivir del Cuento. His ability to portray such diverse characters as Facundo Correcto, Ángel Bueno (Aguaje), and Bienvenido Blanco Blanco earned him great popularity among the Cuban audience, establishing him as one of the leading comedians in the Cuban repertoire.
Alongside the cast of Vivir del Cuento, he received several awards in Cuba at various festivals, including Aquelarre (2002), the Television Festival (2013), the Caricato Award for Acting, and Barrio, both in 2014, among others.
In 2016, during his visit to Cuba, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, participated in a sketch with the main actors of "Vivir del Cuento" where he played a game of dominoes with Pánfilo and Chequera.
In 2019, Andy made headlines after being removed from the cast of Vivir del Cuento and was suspended by the authorities of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT). The incident was motivated by the alleged repercussions within Cuba of the material titled "Las Chivate-rías de Facundo," in which the character mentioned that the policy of basic, non-basic, and directed goods would be reinstated in the capital, a policy utilized by stores in Cuba to regulate products in the early decades of Fidel Castro's revolution.
"Every resident of Havana will have to go to the Cuatro Caminos market once a month and will be able to buy one of each product. The basic item is a meat product, and you can choose between chicken, pork, or lamb; the non-basic allows for a detergent, a floor blanket, or tomato puree; and the directed category includes asparagus, seasoning, and fabric softener," he said.
The criticism was prompted by the incidents that occurred with the reopening of the popular Havana market Cuatro Caminos and the subsequent damage caused after its inauguration by a group of people who gathered at the site to shop.
Facundo's material unsettled the authorities, and the artist was expelled from the popular television comedy.
In December 2019, he traveled to Miami, and although initially he implied that he would return to the island, where his followers were asking for him to be given a second chance on the television show Vivir del Cuento, the comedian ultimately decided to stay.
A partir de ese momento Andy Vázquez tuvo quedealing with numerous threats made from the island así como con el desprecio y las ofensas propias de los medios oficiales cubanos.The Ministry of Education (MINED) wrote in February 2020 el tuit “¿Andy Vázquez un cívico incomprendido?, no jodan, a otro con ese cuento". In August 2020, the pro-government journalist Jesús Álvarez López described the comedian along with other Cuban artists as "victims of loose morals."”.
To the characters he already portrayed in Cuba, Andy has added Lina la Javá, who enjoys the most popularity, Amore H “La Calentica,” among others, which makes him one of the most beloved comedians in Miami due to his artistic versatility.
