Lifestyles of the Rich and Communist: Cuba’s heiresses and the ‘glamorous’ side of Castroism

The Núñez Velis sisters, daughters of Antonio Núñez Jiménez and Esther Velis.

While the socialist revolution has brought nothing but misery, poverty, oppression, destruction, and death to the Cuban people, it has made a very small and exclusive elite group in communist Cuba fabulously wealthy.

Via CubaNet (my translation):

The heiresses of Antonio Nuñez Jimenez or the ‘glamorous’ side of Castroism

After the residence of Vilma Rodriguez Castro, granddaughter of Raul Castro, there is another hyper luxurious home available on AirBNB. In the opinion of those who have enjoyed both mansions as lodging or as guests, this one may be superior to the comforts offered by the first, which two years ago was renting for $650 a night.

We are talking about Villa Palmera, which is much larger and more luxurious than the home owned by the daughter of Luis Alberto Rodriguez Lopez-Calleja, but it’s cheaper ($585 a night). It is located in the same residential neighborhood of Siboney and has been advertised on AirBNB since December of 2016. You can expect Wi-Fi connectivity and air conditioning throughout the house, a pillow menu, four bedrooms, a spectacular pool with a cascade (a feature not found at Vilmita’s residence), exquisitely cared for gardens, multiple outside entertaining areas, and two living rooms with both modern and colonial furniture. It also includes classic automobiles for rides around the city, which were part of Max Marambio’s personal collection.

As the owner of the home explains in the property listing: “This is the best option if you want to enjoy a luxurious residence on the Caribbean island.” In fact, if clients need more than four bedrooms, that’s not a problem. According to the description provided by the residence host, Lupe Maria Nuñez Velis, the daughter of Antonio Nuñez Jimenez and the ex-wife of Chilean businessman Max Marambio (expelled from Cuba in 2010 by his best friend Fidel Castro): “In front of the Villa there is another equally luxurious building with eight bedrooms.”

The inheritance left by her father, former guerrilla and friend of Che Guevara, and her powerful ex-husband allow Lupe to provide for any request by her clients, no matter how capricious they may be. In fact, if they want three or four more
bedrooms in the same neighborhood or close by, she will immediately find it for them because her sister, Liliana Nuñez Velis, has another mansion that she inherited.

This one is 6614 on 5th Street B in Miramar. The two-story building with 3 bedrooms is advertised on several webpages and on social media for about $500 a night. It’s not as luxurious as Lupe’s, but it’s very well situated just a few steps away from the mansion where Antonio Nuñez Jimenez lived (house number 6611 on the same block) until his death in 1998. It is now the headquarters of a foundation named after him that is run by his daughter.

Continue reading (in Spanish) HERE.

3 thoughts on “Lifestyles of the Rich and Communist: Cuba’s heiresses and the ‘glamorous’ side of Castroism”

  1. These people have nothing to do with the reality of life for ordinary Cubans–they live in a different dimension, and they’re just fine with being unjustifiably privileged. They’re not about to decline la dolce vita, even though it’s completely undeserved and ultimately based entirely on affiliation with evil.

  2. Keep in mind that “true believers” were always a minority of the Castronoids, and by now I seriously doubt any exist. Opportunists or “aprovechados” were much more common, and such people are NOT in it to deny themselves or refrain from taking advantage, no matter how bad it may look. In their eyes, they’re entitled.

  3. I expect little Vilma’s place is more expensive than Villa Palmera because there are people willing to pay extra so they can say they stayed at a house owned by the granddaughter of Fidel Castro’s brother. Sick.

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