Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is denying reports again circulating on the Internet that Fidel Castro is either dead or dying. Chavez said on his weekly radio show yesterday that Fidel is “a fighter” and is “writing, and producing.”

“On the Internet there are rumors that Fidel is dead or that is he is intubated and they are just waiting for the moment when that happens. Fidel is producing, and I know, writing. I talked to him on his birthday and I sent him a portrait of Bolivar as a gift,” he said.

There you have it. If Fidel’s special friend says it, it’s got to be true. I for one am happy to hear that Fidel is producing and writing again, and I can’t wait to hear the def beats he lays down on his new tracks.

Via / Reuters and El Universal (Venezuela)