Younger Castros emerge as key figures on the communist-run island - including a bar-owning influencer
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 1:39pm, 7 Apr 2026Updated: 1:44pm, 7 Apr 2026A new cast of Castros is emerging in Cuba: a grandson and a great-nephew are moving up the corridors of power, while another is an eccentric Instagram influencer declaring that Cubans want capitalism.
US President Donald Trump’s administration is putting pressure on Cuba, demanding change and restricting oil exports to the country, but the Castro dynasty still holds sway on the communist-run island.
Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, a colonel and grandson of 94-year-old former president Raul Castro, has reportedly taken part in recent talks with US officials.
Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga, the son of Fidel and Raul Castro’s elder sister, was promoted to deputy prime minister in October.
And then there is the wild card: Sandro Castro, a 34-year-old bar owner and grandson of late Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro.
