SLP, MEXICO.- The news of the love relationship of the Cuban actress Ana de Armas and Manuel Anido Cuesta, stepson of the Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel, has sparked a wave of comments on social networks.
Co-signed this Wednesday by the Spanish magazine HELLO!, which exhibited images of the couple in Madrid, the event has gone viral and has attracted the attention of personalities in the Cuban artistic field. In light of the significance of the alleged romance, they have pointed out that the posture of silence that the actress has always maintained in the face of human rights violations on the Island now takes on a new nuance.
Cuban actress Zajaris Fernández considered Ana de Armas is a “shame” for all Cubans for dating the stepson of a dictator who keeps more than a thousand political prisoners in the country.
“Among so many men in the world and coming to put you in the family Canelthe same ones that have our people suffering. That is why you never spoke nor will you speak in favor of your people. That’s why the parties in Havana with great fanfare with your friends from Cuba and those from Miami who come to see you,” the artist wrote.
For his part, filmmaker Lilo Vilaplana described the event as a betrayal, which makes her an ally of the regime.
“Ana de Armas once again betrays the country. Now he does it by ‘dating’ the advisor of the dictator who represses, imposes misery, anguish, starves and continues to ruin the Cuban people,” pointed out.
The Cuban actress María Karla Rivero Veloz, known as “Maka”, also did not overlook the relationship between the young woman and Lis Cuesta’s son, which denotes a lack of empathy on the part of the Hollywood native with the Cuban people who suffer from hunger and misery.
“It is deeply disappointing that Ana de Armas, a Cuban public figure of international renown, is romantically involved with the stepson of Miguel Díaz-Canel, representative of a regime that oppresses the Cuban people and has caused so much suffering,” he wrote in instagram.
Furthermore, he expressed that an actress with her popularity should show solidarity with Cubans and respect for those who fight for freedom in Cuba.
“It also sends a message of disconnection with the reality that millions of Cubans live. “It is a shame that, instead of raising your voice in support of our people, your name is now associated with those who perpetuate their suffering,” he concluded.
Also the Cuban comedy duo Los Pichy Boys launched a message against De Armas and agreed that his closeness to the leadership of the regime was a shame.
“What a great shame, gentlemen. I hope that the people of Cuba never forget this betrayal.”
However, filmmaker Pavel Giroud did not stop wondering if this was not a strategy to divert attention from Cuba’s problems.
De Armas has remained oblivious to the claims of the Cuban people and the violations of human rights on the Island. Her position has always been silence, for which she has been singled out by the Cuban community.
In Madrid, where she was photographed with the dictator’s stepson, the actress and the young man went out to dinner with a group of friends at one of the most luxurious Italian restaurants in the capital, Numa Pompilio.
On the way back, they walked the dog Salsa, Ana de Armas’ pet, and they kissed.
