In Cuba, asking someone to send a mobile recharge is a fairly common request, but this particular instance went viral. A young man reached out to influencer Kenny Robert with a plea that turned into a collective burst of laughter.
"Hi Kenny, do you think you could send me a recharge? I know it's quite bold of me, but it's one of the pressing needs in Cuba right now. Please, don't post it or make any reels; that would be embarrassing for me, but I would really appreciate it," he wrote, with all the respect in the world, as if sending a message in a bottle hoping it would reach Miami. Spoiler alert: it did get posted... and yes, there was a reel.
True to his style, Kenny, channeling his irreverent character Jessica, seized the moment and responded with one of his trademark outbursts that have become a staple on social media. "Am I your aunt? No. Am I your mom? No. Am I your grandma? No. I'm not putting in any recharge. Do I look like T-Mobile or ETECSA to you?" he exclaimed, clearly channeling his inner Jessica with visible exasperation.
"I don't understand why people over there keep asking me for recharges all the time. I don't work for ETECSA!" he concluded with dramatic flair and sarcasm.
But the story didn't end there. The young man who sent the message, realizing it had gone viral, quickly reacted in the comments on Kenny's post. "Noooo, now I know I've made the worst mistake. Man, how foolish of me," he wrote, making it clear that he no longer needed a recharge... because now he just needed a hole to hide in.
The video has sparked thousands of reactions and laughs among Kenny's followers, who miss nothing and are already jokingly asking for the next recharge to come with a meme combo included: "Instead of asking for a combo"; "Tell me if he still follows you"; "Oh, little one, how could you think of that"; "But sweet little dancer, they've already scanned your profile, how dare you"; "Kenny, send me a recharge and a Zelle"; "My love, only you would think of this."