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This Tuesday has probably been one of the happiest days in the history of Cuban photographer Javier Caso.

The reason?

Her sister

received her first Oscar nomination -for her leading role in the movie Blonde- and a real party has been set up in Havana.

Despite this, that

, which is why Caso has dedicated a large part of his life to denouncing the atrocities committed by the Castro regime.

Javier de Armas Caso (who only uses the last name of his mother Ana Caso) was born on the Caribbean island and grew up with his family -his mother, his father Ramón de Armas and his sister- in Santa Cruz del Norte, where, according to the The actress had a happy, albeit difficult, childhood.

"In the Special Period, the power went out.

," the interpreter told Mujer Hoy in 2017.

However, his family never went through a "bad situation", as commented at the beginning of his career.

"My father has worked in everything you can imagine, from deputy mayor of a town, to director of a bank, going through teacher and school principal. And my mother has always dedicated herself to human resources. They are very Prepared and highly educated, but little talkative. What they want to tell you, they show you with facts," said Ana, who in that atypical interview also spoke about her brother.

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"My brother is a photographer and he just moved to New York... I'm going to miss him, but there are the best in his profession and he had to do it to grow", he commented with conviction... And, apparently, He was right, because during the last six years Javier Caso has excelled in the field of

.

In fact, the artist has exhibited in various instances his works that speak about the need for freedom in Cuba.

"The dictatorship is killing us," he has written numerous times on Facebook, which has put him in the crosshairs of the Cuban police, who interrogated him three years ago.

According to various portals, Caso was summoned by state security on January 9, 2020, due to his relationship with independent artists and

.

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"One more proof of the censorship and repression of Cuban artists, intellectuals and opponents," Caso said

of what happened while he was with the agents.

According to the file, the officers asked him about his work, his family and, above all, about his relationship with actress Lynn Cruz, who would be his close friend and persona non grata for the government of Miguel Diaz-Canel.

"In your Facebook profile you have published several things that

has done . She is a person controlled by us. She is not a person who has an attitude towards the Revolution. Our objective is to alert you: if you meet with Lynn Cruz and you go to her activities, you will be subject to our control," the agents explained to him, who also asked him about "his license to be a photographer in Cuba" and about his sister Ana.

"We are very grateful for her roles. She is a good actress. But being her brother does not exempt you from anything if you commit a crime," his interrogators told him, to which he replied "I will not answer questions about my sister."

"I don't want to talk about her," said Caso, who - despite her refusal - was released from her.

Although that does not mean that the police have left him alone.

What's more, Javier returned to capture the attention of G2 a year later.

What happened?

Javier Caso began a hunger strike, in May 2021, in order to support Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara.

The leader of the San Isidro Movement, who is being

accompanied by notoriously offensive and disrespectful expressions."

According to Caso, the Cuban government has committed serious injustices against Otero, in addition to inducing him -that same year- to "make a decision as extreme as attempting his own life."

In fact,

, in addition to posting videos in which he cries out, in pain, "this has to stop now."

During his strike, Caso received the support of thousands of compatriots.

Among them, writers, singers and artists.

However, he decided to end his protest four days later.

"I end my hunger strike after 72 hours, but my absolute support for

continues , as well as all his rights and demands," he said in a statement at the time.

After his commented strike, Caso has not stopped demonstrating actively against the regime.

For example, on his Facebook, you can see that he recently participated in a protest against the Meliá hotels in New York, in which he claimed that "the chain works with people who violate human rights." .

Likewise, in 2022, he organized

in his place of residence.

Even so, Caso does not speak to the media or give interviews.

He prefers to perform artistic actions and communicate through his social networks.

Although one of them is private: her Instagram, where she shares photos of her sister.

"You are one of the most important things in my life. One of the most talented and special people I have ever met. I am very proud of you," she published about De Armas in 2017.

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