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Alina Fernández said she returned to Cuba to say goodbye to her mother and again questioned the legacy of the revolution
Fidel Castro's daughter reappeared in an interview aired by Telemundo 51 and spoke about her return to the island, exile, and her critical view of the process led by her father.
Alina Fernández Revuelta returned to public life in the context of the documentary La Hija de la Revolución and revealed that she went back to Cuba more than a decade ago to say goodbye to her ill mother, according to what she said in an interview with Gloria Ordaz aired by Telemundo 51.
Fernández, 70, described the revolution led by Fidel Castro as an “absurd” process and a failed experiment that shaped her life. She also said she still hopes to one day return to “a free Cuba.”
According to Telemundo 51, she said that for years she preferred to stay on the sidelines because she felt she had nothing new to say, but now she considers it necessary to speak again about the Cuban reality. In that context, she said that the little she has been able to do is try to talk about Cuba.
The interview also revisited her personal history. Born of the relationship between Fidel Castro and Natalia Revuelta, she said she did not know until she was 10 years old that the Cuban leader was her father. In 1993, she left the island disguised and with false documents, and has lived in exile ever since.
About her return to Cuba, she described it as a “bittersweet” and painful moment. She also said that her mother’s death was surrounded by “quite suspicious” circumstances, although she avoided making formal accusations. According to her account, it all began with a fall, followed by surgery and then later complications.
Fernández also said she has not been in contact with the Castro family for decades and attributed that break to ideological differences. Regarding the island’s present, she said Cuba remains difficult to explain and questioned the lack of common sense in what she hears about its current situation.
According to Telemundo 51, the documentary also features other exile voices, including Gloria Estefan. Fernández said it was necessary to bring together testimonies from different generations to explain, through intimate stories, the current situation of Cubans inside and outside the island.
In her analysis of the future, she said she maintains expectations of change and mentioned Senator Marco Rubio as a figure who could play a relevant role.
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