The Galician professor Martiño Ramos Soto, firmly condemned in Spain to 13 years in prison for repeatedly raping a 12-year-old student and a fugitive from justice, was identified in Cuba, where he would have resided for several months.
As revealed by the newspaper The Spanishalso former leader of the left-wing coalition En Marea He used a modified identity and worked as a photographer in Havana.
The newspaper located its presence in the Cuban capital and detailed that moved without attracting attention and without revealing his true identity.
Ramos Soto, who disappeared in July after the ruling of the Supreme Court of Spain was announced, He introduced himself in Cuba as “Martín Soto”. On the island he participated in photography workshops and attended exhibitions and cultural activities without being recognized, according to The Spanish.
The media and other sources point out that in the environment in which he moved – which also included restaurants and other private businesses – no one had any idea who he really was.
New clues place Martiño Ramos, the pedophile teacher who repeatedly raped a student, in Cuba https://t.co/JNpOA0Llcy
— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) November 23, 2025
A profile on Instagram
For its part, the newspaper The Country He specified that 12 days before the final sentence the professor He activated an Instagram profile in Cuba under the name “Martín Soto”.
The account, verified by OnCubahas the face of the Spanish professor in a recognizable way. There he published dozens of images linked to photographic projects, parades and art galleriesas well as photography sessions with models.
In this profile he was even tagged on November 14 during an exhibition at the Habana Espacios Creativos cultural center, according to the Spanish media.
The Country He reports that in the last few hours, after being identified in Havana, comments have begun to be published on that account that warn about the true identity of Martín Soto and the serious judicial sentence that weighs against him in Spain.
Fugitive from Spanish justice
According to the Spanish press, Ramos Soto, currently 50 years old, was free throughout the judicial process, since no precautionary measures were ordered.
All of this despite the seriousness of the facts with which he was accused and the two previous rulings—from the Provincial Court of Ourense and the Superior Court of Xustiza in Galicia—which indicated him as author of “sadistic and repeated” violations against the minor.
The Galician professor abused his victim for four years, since she was 12 years old. At 16, the minor finally reported him, which led to an investigation and a trial against him that culminated in his conviction confirmed by the Supreme Court.
When the Spanish Police tried to locate him to take him to prison after the final court ruling, Ramos Soto had already disappeared.
According to The Country, Spanish authorities analyzed clues about his presence in Havana. While, Europa Press point that the Provincial Court of Ourense issued a request for extradition from Cuba since last October 31, when it already had news that he had been located on the island.
However, the fugitive may no longer be in that city or even in the country.
Internet users and unofficial media indicate that the professor had stopped answering his Cuban phone and had left the house where he lived in recent days, apparently after discovering that he had been identified. This feeds the uncertainty about his current whereabouts.
So far, the Cuban authorities have not commented publicly on the reports in the Spanish press, the alleged presence of the fugitive on the island and the extradition order against him.
For the rest, as you recognize The Spanish, There is no active extradition treaty between Spain and Cubawhich makes his return legally difficult. However, the Iberian authorities assure that “they continue working to ensure that this person definitely comply his sentence” in that country.
