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Fidel Castro’s grandson on highway to notoriety

Fidel Castro’s grandson has been accused of gross hypocrisy after a video was leaked online of him boasting about driving a luxury Mercedes along a deserted Cuban motorway while the country is going through its worst economic crisis since the 1990s.

Sandro Castro, a nightclub owner, was filmed by a young female companion. “You know we are simple people,” he tells her, sarcastically, “but occasionally we have to take out the little toys we keep at home.” He encourages her to record the speedometer, which shows him at close to 90mph, bragging that the German car “eats up” the highway. The speed limit in Cuba is 62mph.

The posting brought criticism online from some traditional supporters of the revolution. The Facebook group Patria o Muerte