Lis Cuesta Peraza

Lis Cuesta Peraza (born on 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 the Cuban state media since the 1960s.

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 their controversial Christmas message in Cuba

Lis Cuesta sparks controversy with her Christmas message in Cuba

Lis Cuesta disguises herself as a cultural worker and congratulates "brothers in cause and militancy."

“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 is seen in the east after almost a month since Hurricane Melissa passed

"Brand" volunteer work: Díaz-Canel poses with a hoe and Adidas while the country continues to sink into its crises

Lis Cuesta is facing a barrage of criticism, being the laughingstock of Cuba, for speaking about children's rights

Cuban mother speaks out against Díaz-Canel: "We are starving."

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 raises a question following Hurricane Melissa, and social media erupts: Where is Lis Cuesta?

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

Cuban government mobilizes transportation for political event in support of Palestine amid fuel shortages

Díaz-Canel after sweeping leaves at the Palace: “There are people who think that others have to solve their problems for them.”

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

Díaz-Canel takes a "poetic pause" while Cuba is crumbling

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

Díaz-Canel and Lis Cuesta are seen waiting for Silvio Rodríguez's 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 unknown location while the entire country suffers a total blackout

"Touring the World": Criticism of Lis Cuesta's message after returning to Cuba

"Thank you to the Virgin for watching over us": The message from Lis Cuesta that sparked the fury of the Cubans

Lis Cuesta arrives in Cuba amidst an energy crisis, expressing gratitude to the Virgin of Cobre "for watching over all of us."

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

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

An 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 is showing off a cellphone worth over $1,200 in China

"Back is the Lis we adore": El Necio de Cuba swims against the tide on the social media of the "not first lady."

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

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

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 launches harsh criticisms at the state press following controversial interview with Israel Rojas: “The telescope turned upside down”

Cubans respond to Lis Cuesta about her collaboration with Israel Rojas

Lis Cuesta invites 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 from blackouts

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

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

Lis Cuesta's cynical response following the sanction against her and Díaz-Canel: "She was already in New York, they are 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 astonishes Lis Cuesta and Díaz-Canel with a song

"Double game? 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 lavish banquet in the Kremlin

The conga against homophobia and transphobia returns to the heart of Vedado

Díaz-Canel arrives in Russia accompanied by Lis Cuesta to commemorate historical anniversaries

Díaz-Canel celebrates attendance at the May Day march: "Expectations are confirmed."

"My Díaz": Lis Cuesta pours on the sentimentality for the dictator's 65th birthday

Lis Cuesta's expensive photophobia: The "not first lady" of Cuba arrives in Honduras with luxurious Gucci sunglasses

Díaz-Canel and Lis Cuesta arrive in Honduras on a private jet while Cuba sinks into darkness

Lis Cuesta denies being the First Lady of Cuba: “But I do not hide”

Cubans respond to Lis Cuesta: "The way you resist, anyone can resist."