The Cuban actor Carlos Massola analyzed this Wednesday the economic situation of the island’s population and concluded that “it is very difficult”.
“You go out and buy something stupid, and the price is not less than 3,000 pesos. You see how the shops are empty because people have no money and the food situation in this country is very critical. There are people who emigrate and not even because. “The reason for politics is hunger,” he said in an interview on the program La casa de Maka.
When asked about workers who have not received their wages for months or who have been queuing for hours at ATMs to withdraw cash, he said that this was not the case for him, but that his colleagues had waited six months for jobs to be paid , for which they would have paid them 20,000 or 30,000 pesos.
He said it was unfortunate that the Cuban fields were empty and there were no people cultivating them, but given the poor nutrition and low wages, there was no labor force for agriculture.
On the other hand, there are more and more elderly people on the country’s streets selling everything they can so they can eat something that day, he noted. The same elderly people have to wait for hours in front of a cash register to cash their checkbook because card payment is not accepted in most of the country’s markets where groceries are purchased, the actor explained.
Recently Massola said this I unplugged the refrigerator at home Because he has no food, only three pieces of sweet potatoes and more than for him, he particularly regrets that this is the only thing he can give his 83-year-old mother.
Dozens of Cubans showed their support for the actor and said they were going through the same situation.
“You, who are a character, tell me how ordinary Cubans are doing,” said a Bayamo resident.
“So we are all Cubans,” said a woman from Holguín.
“It’s really sad. And if you have something, it is because your family abroad gave you alms. A shame,” emphasized an older woman.
“It’s a shame that an artist of his quality finds himself in this situation. I admire him as a person and as an artist for his courage. Greetings,” wrote one internet user.
Massola’s relatives and colleagues also spoke out and criticized the severe food shortages the country is experiencing.
One of them was the actor Erdwin Fernández, a Miami resident and a good friend of Carlos since they were both very young.
“Carlos Massola is one of the few actors and friends in Cuba and also here in Miami (3 or 4, no more) whose timbales are well placed,” he emphasized.
Actress Yaima Morfa sent him a hug and strength. “We’re having a really bad time,” he added.
For her part, Miami actress Zelma Morales was saddened by her colleague’s situation. “And so many are just like you and are silent,” he lamented.
Another relative of the actor, Bertha Mariela Sablon Roque, said that she works almost 20 hours a day and that her refrigerator is the same. “Or rather, worse. Because the door is falling down. How long do we have to hold out in this situation?” he asked.