Cuban interviewee, 50, blames the Castros and urges peace and economic relief

In a short Spanish-language interview recorded by Office of Cuba Broadcasting, a 50-year-old Cuban resident said he would ask national leaders to pursue peace and economic improvement and attributed responsibility for the country’s hardships to the Castro leadership.

The interviewer began by asking the man his age; the interviewee said he was 50. When asked how life had been, the interviewee acknowledged hardship but described his situation succinctly: "Ya me ves. Estos flagos, doblados. Nos ha ido muy bien." When the interviewer posed a hypothetical—if the U.S. president and "this government" were to meet, what would you ask?—the interviewee replied: "Mejoría para nuestro país. Pediría que que que hicieran las paces para que nuestro país tenga una mejor vida económica, ¿entiendes?"

Asked who is to blame for the country’s condition, the interviewee replied directly: "...para mí la culpa de esto, que esto este así lo tienen los Castro," attributing responsibility to the Castro leadership. The exchange contained no follow-up policy proposals or references to specific programs or statutes.

The interview is a brief on-the-street exchange that captures one resident’s perspective: a desire for peace and a better economy and a clear assignment of blame to the Castros. The segment does not record responses from officials, nor does it reference formal actions or policy steps. No further context about the interview setting or date was provided in the transcript.

The interviewee spoke in Spanish; the quoted material above is presented verbatim from the recording.