Alejandro Cuervo on exile: "They're waiting for me with a slogan: Say it or you're my enemy."

Cuban actor and businessman Alejandro Cuervo, who is visiting the US, spoke exclusively with the journalist from Univisión Javier Diaz and revealed that he was in Miami thanks to a tourist visa.

The artist, who was at Miami International Airport to travel to New York, lamented the immigration restrictions for Cubans, and although he spoke about the crisis his country is experiencing, he tried to do so superficially, trying not to jeopardize his privileged life in the Greater Antilles.

"A tourist visa like any other. I presented myself like many artists, like many people. We know the lamentable immigration situation, the restrictions on Cubans. I presented myself as just another tourist, with all my record," he explained, while recalling that he has already had the opportunity to travel to other countries.

When questioned about the criticism he has received from a segment of the Cuban exile community in Miami for his silence regarding the Havana dictatorship, Cuervo responded:

"I'm an artist who has done nothing else in my life but work, for my family and because I love my work. I love my family, and it's one of the reasons I still live in Cuba," he explained.

"Cuba is going through a terrible time. We all know it's no secret that there are economic, social, and political problems. I'm an actor, and I would try never to make a decision that would directly affect me and my family. I just work, I work well, I work hard with the businesses I've built, which have come little by little," he replied, omitting any ties to the regime, but cautiously trying not to mention anything that might compromise him.

According to the reporter, Cuervo assured him that he will return to Cuba in the coming days, where his loved ones are, and that for now he does not intend to emigrate to the United States.

The journalist asked him directly for his opinion on the Miami exile, to which the artist responded bluntly:

"In Cuba, no one tells me what to say. I know perfectly well what I can, what I have, and what I shouldn't say. Because I know the circumstances and where I live, how my country works. However, I arrive in the United States, and it doesn't just happen to me; it happens to other artists. They're waiting for me with a slogan: Say it or you're my enemy," he lamented.

Javier Díaz published the exclusive with the actor on Instagram, and it quickly sparked a wave of comments from Cuban emigrants, some in favor of Cuervo's statements, others questioning them.

"He's a jerk," "another snitch and another opportunist," "a tourist visa isn't that easy... he's a communist, all we're missing is Sandro Castro drinking Cristach on 8th Street," were some of the comments against him.

"I see a lot of people here envying and wishing ill on the boy who hasn't been a repressor or a snitch. What's happening to us?" someone else asked.

The criticism Cuervo has received from those in exile has been particularly because, precisely as an artist and social media influencer, with a large following on Instagram, he has a platform he could use to support the Cuban cause, but he chooses to remain silent so as not to compromise, and so the regime allows him to continue his business on the communist island, where the majority of Cubans live in poverty and amid prolonged blackouts.