Maikel Amelia Reyes appears in an advertising video of the company led by a former Cuban official with links with the Castro family.
Miami, United States. – Cuban actress Maikel Amelia Reyes Fernández, known for her role as “Major Lucia” in the police series After the footprintproduced by the Ministry of Interior (Minint), is the protagonist of A promotional video of the company Grand Azul Llcfounded in the United States by Jorge Javier Rodríguez Cabrera, a former official of the Cuban regime with close links with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, aka “El Crab”, grandson of the dictator Raúl Castro.
The video, published on the Blue Facebook page, shows Reyes describing the benefits of tourist villas operated by the company. “What do you have to spend the holidays? I find out and tell you,” he says at the beginning of the announcement. Then he adds: “Uncle, I found the place … Yes, we fit seven to 12 people,” and continues to list the comforts: “They are close to the beaches, include private pools such as our barbecue for our roasts, satellite television, free internet 24 hours a day and after two nights, includes free room service.”
Later, the actress says: “The house is fully equipped … we just need to choose which villa we are going to select.” In the end, he invites interested parties to communicate with the company: “If you have any questions, look for the phones of great blue and ask. Yes, great blue is also family.”
Rodríguez Cabrera, who It was arrested a week ago By agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) in Las Vegas, he founded large Blue LLC in November 2024, less than two years after having requested political asylum after crossing the southern border with his wife and children.
Journalistic investigations have revealed their direct connection with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (Minrex) and with the intimate circle of the Castro.
A 2015 photograph shows it with Raúl Castro and his grandson during an official visit to the United States. In addition, in 2023 he was navigating on a yacht next to “El Crab” and their respective partners.
According to official documents of the Nevada State reviewed by Martí NewsRodríguez Cabrera appears as manager of Gran Azul LLC, a company with operations in several cities in the United States, such as Miami, Houston, Orlando and Las Vegas. The firm offers shipping services, sale of products, car rental and tour packages in Cuba.
“Every service we offer is a hug for yours and a sample of how much we care about,” says the company in their campaigns, which have been widely disseminated with support from Cuban media figures.
Luis Domínguez, of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, said that, although “Jorge Javier worked as his father in the diplomatic mail of the Minrex” and that this position “gave him privileges”, was his proximity to Raúl’s grandson that “opened the doors.”
Research journalist Claudia Padrón Cueto explained to Cubanet that this type of business is not isolated. “Without being absolute, I would say that most successful companies linked to shipments to Cuba have direct connections with the regime or are managed by trials of the government itself,” he said. In that sense, he mentioned the extinct company Tuambia, which belonged to Yoel Perdomo Di-Lella, brother of former vice-first Cuban minister Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella, Defnected in October 2024.
At the beginning of last May, after an attempt at telephone contact made by Martí Newsthe businessman’s Instagram account was eliminated.
Although his ex -wife and his children would have already obtained permanent residence in the United States, close to the former Cuban official indicated that his family environment fears a possible deportation to Cuba, given their proximity with regime figures.
