Alina Fernández Revuelta, daughter of Fidel Castro, attended the world premiere of the documentary 'Revolution’s Daughter' at the Miami Film Festival. The film explores her escape from Cuba and the experiences of other Cuban exiles. During a post-screening Q&A, she described Cuba's communist rule as a 'bizarre experiment.'
The documentary 'Revolution’s Daughter' held its world premiere on Friday night at the Koubek Center during the Miami Film Festival. Directed and produced by Thaddeus D. Matula, the film features Fernández Revuelta, who fled Cuba in 1993 using a disguise and forged papers. She serves as an executive producer alongside producers John Martinez O’Felan, Joe Lamy, Allen Gilmer, and Javier Gonzalez. Matula recounted how Fernández Revuelta initially hesitated but agreed to participate because of his involvement, emphasizing that the film captures multiple voices from the Cuban diaspora, not just hers alone. It includes reflections from singer Gloria Estefan, poet Ricardo Pau-Llosa, artist José Bedia, the late scholar Margarita Cano, playwright Nilo Cruz, and comedian Bonco Quiñongo on Cuba's cultural richness amid political repression under Castro's rule. In the Q&A, Fernández Revuelta called Cuba's 67 years under communist rule 'absurd,' comparing it to a prolonged French Revolution. She praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio for drawing attention to Cuba's crises, including economic collapse, power outages, and oil shortages following the Trump administration's actions against Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Producer Allen Gilmer noted plans for a biopic of Fernández Revuelta's life and highlighted the economic and artistic success of Cuban exiles in the United States. The film screens again at the festival on April 18 and will appear at other festivals worldwide.