Sandro Castro, 33, grandson of Fidel Castro, has become a controversial figure on Instagram with 152,000 followers. His posts showcase a lifestyle of luxury - beer, Nike clothing, and stylish sunglasses - while using satire to highlight Cuba's deteriorating conditions under his family's 70-year rule. The Havana-based influencer often posts provocative videos that garner thousands of likes and comments.

His content subtly criticizes the government's failures, pointing out fuel shortages, power blackouts, and economic hardship. In one video, Castro courts a grimy gas canister, calling Cuba 'Apagonia' - a play on the Spanish word for blackout. He owns EFE bar in Havana, where cocktails cost around 1,000 pesos (just under $2) while the average monthly salary is just under 7,000 pesos. Critics view him as the embodiment of Castro family elitism, flaunting a lifestyle many Cubans can only dream of.

Government defenders have denounced Castro as an ideological traitor, while others urge him to directly blame his family for Cuba's problems. His recent video featuring a Donald Trump impersonator sparked speculation about ongoing U.S.-Cuba negotiations. Born in 1991 to photographer Alexis Castro del Valle, Sandro appears to have avoided politics, never holding government or Communist Party positions. His posts have become a flashpoint for debates about Cuba's future and social inequality.