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Andy Garcia: Ambivalent about Change in Cuba

15:57 H | Topics: Celebrities - Cuba - Politics

andy_garcia11.29.07.jpgCuban-born actor Andy Garcia shares the sentiments of many in the exile community that Fidel's resignation and Raul Castro's new government might spell more of the same for Cuba, though he says he's "hopeful" this is a step in the right direction. Reports Mexico's Milenio:

“In 1959, Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba with the promise that he would restore the Constitution of 1940, elections and democracy.

49 years later, like the majority of Cubans, I am still waiting for those promises to be fulfilled," said the actor and director in a statement released through his publicist. "I can only hope that a day without Fidel Castro in power be one day closer to a free and democratic Cuba."

Garcia also said that in spite of appearances, he laments that Raul Castro and brother Fidel "are cut from the same cloth".

Via / Milenio

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