Randy Malcom Advocates for Regime Change Without Further Harm to Cuban People

Randy Malcom, a member of the Cuban duo Gente de Zona, has called for the removal of the Cuban regime from power in a manner that does not inflict additional harm on the Cuban population. His remarks were made during an interview with ABC on April 20, as the duo visited Spain to kick off their first extensive tour across the country.

"Something needs to happen, something that doesn't further impact the people. If they need to be removed in some way, then make it happen. As long as the government is taken down, I don't care how," Malcom stated to journalist Nacho Serrano.

When asked about a potential change led by the Trump administration, Malcom admitted he couldn't comment on politics he wasn't familiar with but emphasized the reality faced by the 14 million Cubans living on the island.

His partner, Alexander Delgado, was equally candid about the prospects of change: "I think we can't get our hopes up anymore because so much has happened. We're for change, but without any illusions."

Addressing the argument often used by the regime regarding free healthcare, Malcom dismissed it with a single remark: "What good is free healthcare if it doesn't exist?"

Just days earlier, on April 16, the duo was even more assertive during statements to COPE, where Gente de Zona exposed the harsh realities in Cuba to Spain, labeling the government as a "narco-government" and declaring, "The dictatorship must be eliminated."

In the same COPE interview, Malcom painted a grim picture of the healthcare collapse: "Right now there are no medicines, people don't even have aspirin. If you want surgery, you have to bring your own thread and needle."

He also revealed that his grandmother was imprisoned for a year for opposing the government and highlighted the economic hardship, noting that a liter of gasoline costs $10 in Cuba, where the average income is just $4 a month.

The duo emphasized that the crisis extends beyond Havana: "Cuba isn't just Havana; it has 14 provinces with countless municipalities where the power goes out for four or five days, where children have nothing to eat, and mothers take to the streets in desperation."

These statements are part of a political activism the duo has intensified since releasing "Patria y Vida" in 2021, a song that became the anthem of the July 11 protests that year and was labeled by the regime as inciting crime.

Since then, Gente de Zona has been unable to return to Cuba as long as the dictatorship remains, according to Delgado's frequent declarations.

On March 30, during a concert in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, the duo called for freedom for Cuba, shouting "Down with the dictatorship! Long live a free Cuba!" Delgado proclaimed, "We're close to achieving Cuba's freedom."

On April 22, Delgado again spoke out, describing Cuba as "in decay, in the worst moment of its history," demanding that "the Castro dynasty and its cronies step down."

Gente de Zona's Spanish tour is set to begin on June 25, 2026, at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, marking the duo's first tour in the country in nearly three decades.