Lis Cuesta Peraza

Lis Cuesta Peraza (born March 28, 1971) is the current First Lady of Cuba as the second wife of Miguel Díaz-Canel, the First Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Cuba. Cuesta is the first woman to be referred to as "first lady" by state media in Cuba since the 1960s.

Lis Cuesta raises a "Long Live Free Cuba!" along with a controversial video about Martí and foreign intervention

"We will pay for it, the people": Cubans react angrily to studies in Spain by Lis Cuesta's son

Johana Tablada blames the "blockade" for everything, including the studies in Spain of Lis Cuesta's son

Students from the Higher Institute of Art raise their voices against the suspension of in-person classes

Lis Cuesta responds to Trump after new measures against the Cuban regime: "Beware of those who lie to you.”

The Cuban regime clings to international events and conventions while the country crumbles

José Daniel Ferrer sends a message to Miguel Díaz-Canel: "Think carefully about this and get ahead."

Carlos Giménez to Lis Cuesta: "You still have time to hand over to Díaz-Canel."

Who is Marxlenin Pérez Valdés, the wife of Fidel Castro's grandson and a fan of Díaz-Canel and Lis Cuesta?

Luis Alberto García responds with irony to Lis Cuesta and Abel Prieto following the controversial Christmas message in Cuba

Lis Cuesta sparks controversy with her Christmas message in Cuba

Lis Cuesta dresses up as a cultural worker and congratulates "brothers in cause and activism."

“Luminous Resistance”: Lis Cuesta boasts about the Havana Film Festival, while Cuba faces hunger and blackouts

Lis Cuesta continues her journey through the East and visits a school in Santiago de Cuba

Lis Cuesta confesses that things are going badly and seeks refuge in Fidel

Lis Cuesta makes an appearance in the east nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa passed through

"Branded" volunteer work: Díaz-Canel poses with a hoe and Adidas while the country remains mired in crisis

Criticism is raining down on Lis Cuesta, the laughingstock of Cuba, for speaking about children's rights

Cuban mother speaks out against Díaz-Canel: "We are dying of hunger"

Cubans erupt against Lis Cuesta: “There is no hurricane stronger than your face.”

Lis Cuesta reappears after Melissa's passage: "There is no hurricane stronger than the will of this people."

Cuban influencer poses a question after Hurricane Melissa passes, and social media erupts: Where is Lis Cuesta?

"And where is the holguinera Lis Cuesta?" Cubans are asking after Melissa's passage and the devastation in the East

Cuban government mobilizes transportation for political event supporting Palestine amid fuel shortages

Díaz-Canel after sweeping leaves at the Palace: “Some people think that others should solve their problems for them.”

"Lis Cuesta's shopping got interrupted": Cubans mock Díaz-Canel after exclusion in the Dominican Republic

Díaz-Canel takes a "poetic pause" while Cuba crumbles

From First Lady to Professor: Lis Cuesta Begins Cultural Management Career at ISA

Díaz-Canel and Lis Cuesta are spotted waiting for the Silvio Rodríguez concert in Havana

"Respect the people of Cuba, damn it!": The cry in response to Lis Cuesta's visceral message about Venezuela

Díaz-Canel denounces the interception of a Venezuelan ship by the U.S., and Lis Cuesta explodes: “Respect the people of Venezuela, damn it!”

Díaz-Canel is in an undisclosed location while the entire country suffers a total blackout

"Tourist around the world": Criticism of Lis Cuesta's message after returning to Cuba

"Thanks to the Virgin for taking care of us": The message from Lis Cuesta that sparked the fury of Cubans

Lis Cuesta arrives in Cuba during a full energy crisis, thanking the Virgin of Charity "for taking care of us all."

Lis Cuesta is "deeply moved" in Laos: This is why Cubans fund the travels of the 'not first lady.'

Díaz-Canel and Lis Cuesta arrive smiling in Laos amid the crisis in Cuba

X-ray of Lis Cuesta's "look": The luxury of the Cuban regime's elite during times of "creative resistance"

Lis Cuesta Peraza absent from the meeting of first ladies in China

Díaz-Canel congratulates his personal security

Contrasts: Lis Cuesta shows off a cell phone worth over 1,200 dollars in China

"Lis, the one we adore, is back": El Necio de Cuba swims against the current on the social media of the "not first lady."

Cubans express their opinions on Lis Cuesta's dress: "She should have worn dark black, in mourning for the people."

Lis Cuesta's dressmaker breaks the silence: "Thank you for trusting me."

Lis Cuesta, the not first lady of Cuba, sends a controversial message from Vietnam: “Suffer, ridiculous imperialists.”

Non-first lady Lis Cuesta enjoys herself in Vietnam while Cuba fades away

Journalist Cristina Escobar issues strong criticism of the state media following the controversial interview with Israel Rojas: “The telescope turned upside down.”

Cubans respond to Lis Cuesta regarding her collaboration with Israel Rojas

Lis Cuesta engages Israel Rojas for a debate at the ISA following a controversial interview

Cuban first ladies smiling and relaxed at the gala for July 26, while thousands of mothers suffer power outages

Lis Cuesta dresses up as First Lady to welcome a delegation from Namibia

Gerardo Hernández claims that Arnaldo Rodríguez is a deputy "who moves crowds."

The cynical response from Lis Cuesta following the sanctions against her and Díaz-Canel: “She was already in New York, they're late.”

Díaz-Canel arrives in Brazil to participate in the BRICS Summit

Díaz-Canel's stepson is studying at one of the most expensive private universities in Spain

Lis Cuesta calls the head of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba shameless and unhappy

Aymée Nuviola surprises Lis Cuesta and Díaz-Canel with a song

Double play? Ana de Armas, caught between Tom Cruise and Díaz-Canel's stepson

Luxury watches and silk ties: Díaz-Canel's "creative resistance" in Moscow

Díaz-Canel and Lis Cuesta enjoy a luxurious banquet in the Kremlin