Limay Blanco, also known as Muñi Muñi, is a Cuban comedian born in the Silvio Caro neighborhood of Bahía Honda, in the Pinar del Río municipality. Coming from a very humble background, he has often expressed that his house had a dirt floor and that his spelling mistakes are due to the fact that he attended school to “make stories.”
Limay, who as a child and young man had a great passion for telling Pepito's stories, formed a comedy group in the 1990s with Ismel Gonzáles called Los Comelocos. His big break came with the comedy contest Los Amigos de Pepito, a humorous program that, in the format of a joke competition, launched comedians like Lemay, who won all phases of the contest: the quarterly, the semiannual, and the annual.
In 2019, he shared the news of his resignation from the Yoruba religion and his subsequent conversion to Christianity through his social media, which sparked a significant controversy among his audience. Limay uses his social media not only to promote his work and announce his performances on the island but also to inform his followers about his private life.
Thanks to his networks, we have been able to learn that he contributed assistance while working in the USA with those affected by the tornado that devastated several areas of Havana in January 2019. It is common to see Limay denouncing the conditions in which Cuban families live and using the power of social media to seek help.
He did this in 2020 following a publication that highlighted the desperate situation of a mother and her five young children living in extreme poverty in Pinar del Río, to whom he publicly committed to provide help once the pandemic was over.
In January 2021, the comedian pleaded for help on social media for a 3-year-old girl who could lose her only remaining healthy eye after the other was removed due to eye cancer. “Her parents have no resources and are asking for help. She urgently needs treatment, for which traveling is essential,” the comedian commented on social media.
Recently, the controversial comedian opened the doors of his home on his YouTube channel after receiving harsh criticism for his efforts in helping underprivileged families, and he showcased that everything he has is the result of his hard work. He also reiterated his desire to build a cabaret with the aim of raising money to continue his charitable work.
In November 2020, it made headlines for being involved in the purchase of a wheelchair for a young Cuban with a disability residing in Villa Clara.
