Once again, enemies are determined to disparage the Cuban Revolution. Especially in recent years, they have done so with vileness and a lack of scruples, focusing on its leaders and the altruistic processes that define its solidarity-based essence. They resort to lies and even insults, unconcerned about whom or what they harm.

It is difficult to trust social media blindly—that space of ambiguity and unhealthy complicities where the biggest falsehoods concerning leftist thought circulate. A message is currently spreading on these platforms about alleged acts of corruption within the Ministry of Culture. It is a devilish and crude ploy to orchestrate a campaign of discredit and defamation, not only against this Central State Administration body but also against its officials and, by extension, against our national project.

The claims made in this space, in their monstrous attack on our culture, are laughable. Every note drips with visceral hatred: they try to present themselves as whistleblowers to generate disrepute for this ministry and forge division; in this endeavor, they use the most popular hashtags and social networks.

The attitude of these haters is sad and abominable because they know what the culture of a country signifies, and that is why they attack it. We Cuban intellectuals, who are familiar with such defamation mechanisms, in these unique times our country is experiencing, largely recognize that we are a sovereign nation backed by solid and clean institutions, where the development of a plot as turbulent and macabre—and seemingly unpunished—as the one described in the text we now object to, is impossible.

The Cuban people can never be divided with messages of hate, which is why we believe it is opportune to state our position against this media campaign with which the enemies attempt to destroy us in the symbolic realm.

It is a privilege for all of us who live in this nation to have a Ministry of Culture like ours, which spares no effort to promote and consolidate knowledge and sensitivity as part of the greatest and most solid social conquests in its history.

Given in Cuba, November 16, 2025

 

1. Luis Manuel Pérez Boitel

2. Ricardo Riverón Rojas

3. Waldo Leyva Portal (National Literature Prize)

4. Carmen Serrano Coello

5. Antonio Rodríguez Salvador

6. Jorge Ángel Hernández

7. Marta Bonet de la Cruz

8. Michel Torres Corona

9. Laidi Fernández de Juan

10. Jesús Lozada Guevara

11. Marilyn Garbey

12. Lesbia Ven Dumois (National Plastic Arts Prize)

13. Nancy Morejón (National Literature Prize)

14. Yuris Nórido Ruíz Cabrera

15. Mabel Castillo

16. Abel Prieto Jiménez

17. Miguel Barnet Lanza (National Literature Prize)

18. Ronel González Sánchez

19. Lourdes de los Santos

20. Juan Piñera

21. Yami Reyes

22. Eliel Gómez

23. Marta Campos

24. Silvio Alejandro

25. Orlando Valle “Maraca”

26. Digna Guerra (National Music Prize)

27. Janette Brossard

28. Alex Pausides (National Publishing Prize)

29. José Fernando Novoa Betancourt

30. Karel Leyva

31. Osmany Betancourt Falcón “Lolo”

32. Diana Balboa

33. Julio César Pérez Moracén

34. Marlene Vázquez Pérez

35. Enrique Ubieta

36. Manuel Hernández Valdés “Manuel” (National Plastic Arts Prize)

37. Yasel Toledo Garnache

38. Elías Daniel Rodríguez Velázquez

39. Norberto Marrero Pírez

40. Alberto Marrero

41. José Loyola (National Prize for Artistic Teaching)

42. Yudeisy Viera Miranda

43. Gerardo Houdayer Lafaurié

44. Ury Rodríguez Urgellés

45. Rubén Darío Salazar (National Theater Prize)

46. Zenén Calero (National Theater Prize)

47. Frank Michel Johnson Pedro

48. Johannes García (National Dance Prize)

49. Miguel Iglesias (National Dance Prize)

50. Jorge Brooks

51. Ernesto Parra