40 years since we came from Cuba how was it like check this video

How was for us as Spanish speaking kids in a new country and with a new language. This video gives you an idea of the discrimination we "Marielito's"  felt. Luckily our Cousin Jorge Fernandez and Jorge Capote were nice to us but we had a huge age difference too they were in high school and I was the oldest at only 8. But they drove us to the hospital and took us to the movies Jorge Fernandez took em to Return of the Jedi in 1983 what an awesome memory. They both became our Godfathers Jorge Capote was mine and Jorge Fernandez was Yoyi's Godfather and Ricardo Fernandez was Jose's. But school was like this at least for me during the 1980s and we were very poor. I was picked on and made fun of because we where refugees. In those days like now my family helped make it through those tough times.   

5/26/1981

Below two songs Papi dedicated to Mami in 5/26/1981 he sent her the record with a love note. Papi was such a romantic 

OMARA PORTUONDO - Es Lo Que Me Queda Por Vivir

OMARA PORTUONDO Y MIGUEL ANGEL CESPEDES - Para Vivir De Lejos

El Amor, La Caña y el Mar Video Blog#1

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Papi’s Tape from Cuba in early 1980’s Vol.1

Hector Capote · Papi’s Tape From Cuba In Early 1980’s Vol.1

Papi's Tape from Cuba in early 1980's Vol.1



Spanish translate from Scribe.com and some editing

By Hector Gustavo Capote Vargas

Papi= Hector Lazaro Capote Pino



People spoken about on the Tape

Ada, Adita, Adi=Ada Marina Vargas Santiago=Papi’s Wife

Maggie, Delia Margarita= Delia Margarita Capote Pino= Papi’s Sister

Sayli Pimentel Capote=Daughter of Delia Margarita Capote Pino=Papi’s niece

Jorge= Jorge Enrique Lazaro Capote Corzo=Papi’s Brother

Roberto Capote=Papi’s Brother

Ricardito=Ricardo Capote Corzo=Papi’s Brother

Luica Marrero= The wife of Ricardo Capote Corzo,Papi’s Sister-in-law

Beatriz Capote Marrero=Daughter of Ricardo Capote Corzo=Papi’s Niece

Ricardo Javier Capote Marrero=Son of Ricardo Capote Corzo=Papi’s Nephew

Thelma Capote Corzo=Papi’s Sister

Nydia Rosa Capote=The wife of Jorge Enrique Lazaro Capote Corzo and Papi’s Sister-in-law

Jorge Enrique Capote Mateo=Son of Jorge Enrique Lazaro Capote Corzo, Papi’s Nephew

Faustino Fernandez=The Husband of Hilda Capote Corzo, Papi’s Brother -in-law

Hilda Capote Corzo= Papi’s Sister

Ricardo Enrique Fernandez Capote=Son of Hilda Capote Corzo=Papi’s Nephew

Jorge Fernandez Capote= Son of Hilda Capote Corzo=Papi’s Nephew

Fina Fernandez =Sister of Faustino Fernandez

Enrique Fernandez=Father of Faustino Fernandez

Aida Pino Perdomo=Papi’s Aunt

Gladys Pino Perdomo= Papi’s Aunt

Aidee Pino Perdomo= Papi’s Aunt

Ofelia Pino Perdomo= Papi’s Aunt

Oyo=Jose "Pepe" Folgueras Mendez=Father Ada Marina Vargas Santiago=Papi’s Father-in-law

Silvia Erlinda Santiago Sanchez=Mother of Ada Marina Vargas Santiago=Papi’s Mother-in-law

Pippo,Jose=Jose Folgueras Fernandez=Grandfather of Ada Marina Vargas Santiago

Rogelia Menéndez Gutierrez=Grandmother of Ada Marina Vargas Santiago

Bibiana Folgueras Mendez=Sister of Jose "Pepe" Folgueras Mendez

Ernesto Antoino Capote Vargas=Papi’s son

Jose Enrique Capote Vargas=Papi’s son

Jorgito=Jorge Enrique Capote Vargas=Papi’s son



(Hector Lazaro Capote Pino speaks)

Bueno Ada vemos a ver si éste no se pierde igual que se perdió el otro te estoy grabando y casetes y desde casa de tu tía éste es una grabadora que yo la compré a Maggie con el dinero que me mandó Jorge más $23.90 tuve que pedirle prestado a un hombre para acabar lo de comprar esto me costó $63.90 yo la compré para regalársela a Margarita por el día de las madres a nombre de todos sus hermanos ya que ella tenía locura por tener una grabadora y entonces yo tuve la oportunidad de comprarla Y preferí comprarle esto y no comprar cigarros para mí que un final me lo voy a fumar y no iba a quedar nada de recuerdo así ella le queda un recuerdo de nosotros del día de la madre y es una forma de que ella pueda usted pueda mandarle y yo también después casete con la voz de nosotros grabado para que ella lo puedo oir.



Bueno ahora hablando de nosotros te diré que estoy tranquilo ya no tengo tantas preocupaciones pues las cartas llegan muy a menudo Además tengo fotografía de ustedes y no sé si es que me he ido adaptando a esta hereje en la tierra pero me siento muy tranquilo y todo es muy optimista no te debes de preocupar por eso yo tengo la paciencia que debo tener yo me desespero Claro porque yo sé que usted es tan sólo haya sólo en el sentido de que no me tienen a mí porque tienen a Jorge, Nydia, Fáustino, Hilda, Thelma todo alrededor de ti pero bueno siempre mi presencia sería mejor y el saber que ustedes le están ocasionando datos a mi hermano que si yo estuviera allá yo voy a trabajar para usted y fuera muy distinto Yo quiero decirle a Hilda que yo recibí su carta que ya me mandó junto con la de Fina que la llamada yo no sé.



La hice a ella después que hablar con Fina cuando vino Hortensia porque ya Tútú estás bien Tútu te lo que tú no fue que le bajó la presión y le subió el azúcar de las horas que tú en el aeropuerto pero que fue una cosa sin importancia yo lo fui a ver después cuando tuve en Camagüey que fui a buscar la fotografía él está perfectamente bien Lo único con soltera y culonas y medios usan como mismo estava aya El que yo veo un poco más chivado el viejo Enrique Enrique si yo lo vi muy callado este viaje no hablaba hasta Eligió mi padrino Eligió y yo estoy hablando ese problema Yo creo que el viejo ya si en cualquier momento tienen la mala noticia de que el viejo fallecido porque yo lo vi muy mal muy decaído es una cosa normal a su edad pero bueno Fina lo cuida mucho y todos Ahí viven para el Eligió me dijo a mí que a cada rato iba a venir a Sibanicu a verlo yo ahora.



Pienso mandarles esa carta Fina llevársela yo mismo porque piensas ir a Camaguey voy a llevarle la grabadora de Magie llevarle otra cosa y así que no te preocupes Hilda que yo le voy a llevar eso a Fina y cuando haga cualquier problema que hay que tener que llamarte a ti urgente No te preocupes mi hermana que yo no voy a dejarte de llamar nunca pienses de que yo lo hago por depresión Margarita te escribió dándote las gracias por lo que le mandaste está muy contenta con la medicina los piojos porque acabó con los piojos que no lo más importante y le Sobró un poco tiene guardado por si acaso pero yo creo que no le repitan porque si no la han repetido esta hora no le vuelven a repetir le gustó mucho todo lo que le mandaste está muy agradecida espera la carta que ella te la puso en camino hace rato ya no sé porqué motivo no habrá llegado Bueno le diré que Delia Margarita está loca de felicidad esperando al padrino.



Dice que ahora si Jorge tiene que dormir con ella porque como Luis no está aquí que Jorge va a dormir con ella todas las noches yo le digo chivando que no que no va a ir a Camagüey que él se quede aquí pero bueno ella está arrebatada como se dice que si Jorge no va a Camagüey Ella viene a la Habana a verlo a Roberto no se lo pudimos decir vos por lo menos yo no se lo puedo decir porque cuando Hortensita llamo yo enseguida salí para allá para la Habana espero que la haya ido hoy por casa y Margarita se lo haya dicho ahí te mando Jorge la el certificado de defunción de tu mamá te mando certificación de matrimonio de mamá y papá te mandó una inscripción de nacimiento mamá por si acaso porque no sé si puedo hacer falta en algún momento yo creo que con eso ya se resuelva si hace falta algún otro papel me lo mandas a pedir porque yo tengo todos los tomos los folios mismo de las incripciones de papá que le mamá que el matrimonio que la acta de defunción de tu mama.



Todo eso Roberto la punta de una libreta que él tiene todo eso ha notado entonces Te estamos esperando con muchas ansias con mucho deseo al igual que siempre estamos esperando a Thelma que ha sido la única que no ha venido acá que nos preocupa no tanto a mí porque yo sé que pronto la voy a ver si Dios quiere pero por Ricardito y Roberto mi hermano que está está muy viejo ya y ella no quisiera morirse sin ver a Thelma Tú sabes bien cómo es principalmente Roberto que siempre está pensando que en cualquier momento porque a mí me lo dice cuando yo me vaya a lo mejor un día llama y me dicen que ya se murió el está muy bien ya pronto le ponen los las prótesis le tuvieron que hacer unos operaciones en la boca para bajar el maxilar porque lo tiena muy alto Esto fue un show con eso porque no podía comer comida y con los comelón que Roberto figures se lo qué pasó Cachita.



A Celita los zapatos que le mandaron no le sirvió le quedaron grande entonces venía un par de zapatos blancos también Qué bueno como habían unos que eran para Celita Yo pensé que los otros eran para isabelita porque no traía nombre después llegó la noticia que todo es la para Ricardito no sé si eran para la hija de Ricardito yo se lo había entregado a ella y me daba pena quitárselo porque le servían y todo entonces ella cogió el par de blanco que venían Sin nombre para ella y el par de Celita, Celita selo dio a ella también porque le quedaban grande dice Cachita que ya cansa aquí en Cuba el número 2.



Ella plata yo no sé qué talla será eso alla Además de eso dice ella que Jorge se llevó la plantilla entonces la plantilla de los hijos de Ricardito yo no se las mandó ahora porque yo no me puedo comunicar con Ricardito yo no tengo su teléfono ni sé dónde lo puedo localizar la que habla con él es Delia Margarita él estuvo el viernes pasado en casa almorza con Delia Margarita fue con el hijo porque fue hacer un trabajo que me llegó a la casa Él está bien yo me pasé dos días también en su casa cuando le lleve las cosas pero Lucia sigue a la que está un poco chiva los nervios y eso pero bueno Está muy conceda pone muy contenta con la trucha porque no tenía para bañarse este año fíjate qué Ricardito me había dicho a mí que te pidieron una trusa para Lucía que la hacía falta Así que yo creo que estén completo Además de eso bien una bata aquí chiquita que dice Beatriz Capote.



Esa bata no le sirve a Beatriz yo creo que hay una equivocación y nada más que llegó esa bata esa bata le sirve a Sayli y cuando más.



Acuérdense que Beatriz es muy grande en una niña grande esa batica le sirve a Sayli Yo creo que en la punta de la nariz ya posible Así que yo se la voy a mandar a Sayli y un señor que mandó también una medicina dicha medicina yo se las entregue hubo una que venía para Cucuza yo le entregue lo de Cucuza lo de la entregue lo de la otra señora pero venían un pomo de qué lado un pomo de vitaminas para mayor y un pomo de vitaminas de niño en el que nadó a mí me parece que yo selodi a Soyla pensando que ustedes se lo mandaron el Soyla fue un error mío entonces el pomo de vitaminas de niños se lo comió Hortensita ella le gustaba y yo tengo guardado en Camagüey el otro pomo de vitaminas y la carta que mandó ese señor a mí me da pena porque él en la carta no pone ni dirección ni teléfono ni nada y yo no sé a quién entregárselo por favor Jorge si él.



Comparle un pomo hoy tráelo y habla con él y dile lo que pasó Dile que a mí se me perdieron vayan las vitaminas de niño que a mí se me perdieron no vaya a ser que no le vayan así Hortensita se las comieron y se lo dieron Hortensita tampoco cuento esto porque es muy pesado pero es la realidad para ustedes sepan lo que pasó entonces se lo trae y letra en la dirección de el y me da mucha pena con él no haberlo podido servir en el momento pero es que en la carta no venía dirección y yo no sabía dónde ir a entregar Eso sí en Camagüey si es aquí en la Habana el pomo de vitamina de mayores está guardado en Camagüey hasta que tú vengas que me diga sé quién es ese señor Bueno Adi de tu padre te diré que también ella no está en estos momentos aquí porque que se encuentran para la playa que se fueron a pasar el viernes sábado y domingo quero es yo siento mucho que yo no estoy aquí porque si pudieras oír la voz de ellos dentro un rato para oír la voz de tu tía de tu tío de tu abuela de



Tu primo el fin de todo lo que estamos aquí para que la para que sepas de los nosotros demás y te diré que está muy contenta con lo que le mandaste le ha encantado mucho al igual que todo lo que le mandó Hilda porque uno aquí agradece lo que le manda todo el mundo habla tu tía Viviana le da pena escribirle a Jorge a Nydia Gracias por la atención que tuvo con ella pero ya quiero que le estaba haciendo una carta Agradeciendo sé ella se puso muy contenta al igual que Rafaelito también con lo que le mandaron ellos se lo agradece mucho y se han portado muy bien conmigo y dice a tu Tia que ya no le gusta que tú le des te están dando tanto las gracias por eso porque dice que es obligación Pues para eso somos familia Yo creo que es verdad lo que ella dice en parte Pero bueno siempre es bueno reconocer también lo que han hecho otros por uno porque mis hermanos son mi hermano y tiene obligación contigo porque son mis hermanos y esos son su sobrino y tú eres su cuña.



Pero yo siempre viviré agradecido por todo lo que han hecho por ti porque no todos los hermanos son como los míos bueno at una ganadora Hectico José y Ernesto.



Papi quiere que ustedes se porten bien que estudia mucho que mami me dijo que habían sacado una nota regulares Yo comprendo que ustedes son nuevos ahí que el idioma lo afecta pero deben de estudiar mucho tu Hectico principalmente si tú sabes más que tu hermanito ayudar a los que menos sepan si tú sabes más enseñas a José y Ernesto y hacía que más sabe señal que menos sabe y ayudan a mami también porque ayudándose entre ustedes en el colegio están ayudando a mami Además de eso pórtense bien no sea malcriado con ninguno de su tío ni con su primo hágale caso a mami que cuando papi vaya al papi no quiere queja de ustedes papi lo quiere mucho papi piensa estar pronto con ustedes allá y lo voy a llevar a la piscina lo voy a llevar al parque si vamos a.



Aqw almorzar ahí en el parque como quieren ustedes así que no se preocupen que van a tener mucha diversión eso que papi tiene que trabajar mucho pero siempre papi va a buscar un lugarcito para llevarlos a ustedes a pasear a muchos lugares para que conozcas a que ellos para que conozcan el acuario vamos a ver cuándo papi que empiece a trabajar ya vamos vamos a empezar a salir un poquito más porque ahora su tío tienen que trabajar mucho y los días de descanso pues tienen que disfrutarlo ellos ellos se preocupa mucho por ustedes pero cuando papi vaya papi lo va sacar un poquito más así que pórtense bien cuide mucho a mami a Jorgito cuida mucho su tía Telma que su tía dalma igual que si fuera mami porque ya no tiene hijitos Los hijitos de ella son ustedes son Yoyito son Jorgito el hijo de Hilda Ricardo Enrique, Felipito Esos son los hijos de su tía Telma así que ya lo saben a ale mucho caso a tía Telma que tia Thelma es muy buena con ustedes y el Tico a ti te tocó una madrina muy buena igula a los demas .



Así que quieres muchos a madrina y no vaya a ser malcriado con ella Adita dile a Sonia que yo a cada rato voy por su casa yo he ido a su casa como 3 veces que su abuela estaba bien que su abuela sigue haciendo los mandados y trajinando ahí en la casa más o menos yo la veo muy bien Margarita se fue para sancti spíritu el marido la vino a buscar ella se iba buenos ante de yo ir a Camagüey yo fui allá a ver cómo andaban Y eso y ya Margarita si algo para sancti spíritu Alicia está bien su mamá está bien Yo de todas formas voy a tratar de ver si mañana por la mañana puedo ir a su casa a que la mamá le hago un papelito a ir rápido porque no me da tiempo porque da lo mismo yo me voy a bañar y a vestirme para el hotel otra vez a estar un rato y con Hortensita porque esta mañana no pudimos conversar ni yo puedo estar con ella porque había.



Otra persona y viéndola y a mí me daba pena entonces yo voy a tratar de pasar por su casa déjame ver si tengo oportunidad porque Hortensita sale a las 11 de la mañana del Hotel si me da tiempo yo me voy a tratar de levantar temprano y no tengo despertador tengo que levantarme temprano ir a la casa de su mamá que ella me haga el papel de la carta y entonces para ver si se la puedo mandar a Sonia dile a ella Armando que yo lo quiero mucho que me acuerdo mucho de ellos que me alegra mucho que hayan ido almorzar allá la casa que no tengan Pena Nunca le cuando yo vaya iremos a almorzar a su casa igual que ellos irán a la mía que nuestra amistad y nuestra relación y siguen siendo las mismas que yo no he cambiado con respecto a cómo los quiero a ellos porque siempre tenido buena amistad con ella y tengo un gran recuerdo de ellos así que se lo dice que la mamá de ella está muy bien ya lo único que bueno pensando en.



La hermana más chiquita Laura el día que yo fui la última vez que fui estaba para la escuela Yo no la pude ver yo al principio de ella hicer yo me la topé un guagua y le pregunté por ella me dijo que estaba bien estuvimos hablando y después la vi una vez en su casa y Pero su mamá dice que está bien que está en el pre en la escuela estudiando que no le da ningún tipo de luchas y que ella no se preocupe por eso que yo antes de irme siempre voy a ir por allá y le voy a decir que ya me voy que si ya quiere mandarle algo a Sonia que se lo mande conmigo si yo puedo llevar lo bueno para que lo llevaré te diré En Holguin que pase unos días muy buenos par en casa de Tia Ofelia y Tia Gladys pero bueno y vamos usar un día casa que Tia Aidee de otra casa de Aida las viejas loca con las fotografías los muchachos lo más contenta me pregunta mucho por ti en todas las cartas cada vez que ya me mandan.



El giro todos los meses siempre me preguntan por ustedes yo le regaló una foto de los niños a tía Gladys para que la tuviera de recuerdo y entonces te dije te decía una carta di que si podías mandarle unas agujas finas de mano a tía Ah tía Ofelia que tú tuvieras por ahí por la casa o de máquina se la mandara en un sobre por qué tú sabes bien que lo de ella es coser y cocer y coser y le hacen falta no sé si tiene revistas de moda arrancar unas hojas y madale se las adentro de un sobre para que haga las tengas de ropa de hombre que lo que más le gusta coser a ella me lo dijo que fuera mandando así poco a poco de la revista cuando fue a votar una revista de moda yo se la mandara para ella entonces tener la revista aquí creo que bien yo entro al sobre te mando carta de Rogelia carta de Viviana.



Una postal mía por el día de las madres otra tenía guardada por el día los enamorados y no te la pude mandar no sean aprovecho y te la mandó por el día de las madres te mandó una foto a los niños por el año nuevo Qué bueno que es vieja pero para ellos Siempre será una alegría es todo lo que te caseste todo lo que te mando No quiero después problema de que vayan a aparecer cosas aisladas fotografía no te la mando porque tu mamá está para la playa tan pronto ella venga y vuelva alguien por aquí yo te voy a mandar la foto de los niños que tú pides que lo tengas tú yo recibo carta muy a menudo tuya así que no te preocupes sígueme escribiendo Así que yo te estoy escribiendo a ti igualmente Y entonces nunca nos falta las cartas las cartas están entrando muy bien muy bien muy bien así que no te preocupes que yo estoy tranquilo vuelvo y te repito yo vivo muy tranquilo en mi casa no tengo problema tía vaya a la casa cada rato me llevas almuerzo.



La comida la comida para dos o tres días y que yo no estoy pasando ningún tipo de trabajo Vengo por acá por aquí por caso a tu abuela almuerzo un día como y hacían así que no te preocupes por mí que yo estoy demasiado gordo que tengo que ver si hago algún tipo de dieta para adelgazar porque tengo una barriga de madre así que no te preocupes Hilda yo no sé si cuando Fina estuvo allá ella te explico bien porque tú a lo mejor tienes preocupación con el niño de Nené yo te voy a decir la verdad mi hermana el niño el nene está muy chivado ese niño yo lo vi ahora cuando estuve en Camagüey yo vaya te voy a hablar esto para que tú no vivas ilusionada porque a lo mejor aunque Fina yo está bastante Clara del asunto porque ella me lo ha dicho me robó Yo te lo voy a decir para que tú tengas conocimiento el niño está bastante chivado ese niño tiene un gran problema el niño no abre los ojos el niño no ve.



El niño no tiene talla para el tiempo que tiene el pobrecito hasta lástima me da el nene vive esperanzado que lo del Tiene cura que no es nada que no es nada del otro mundo pero el niño está muy mal está muy mal te lo digo y te lo repito que ese niño no va a ser nada en la vida.



Yo comprendo Fina pobrecita sufre mucho con eso ahí me da mucha lástima porque ella la que está llevando de verdad la el peso sobre la cosa porque los padres somos a veces llegó ante los problemas porque no nos damos cuenta de los problemas que tienen nuestros hijos porque no censuró reconocer el el niño no progresa en nada nada Yo me da una pena con el muy grande yo cuando voy allá Yo no me gusta que mirarlo para porque hay veces que no vayan a pensar que uno es imprudente mirando ni nada de eso pero él me dice a mí que no que el niño está bien que lo van opera Yo sé que lo vuelve de operación yo creo que ustedes estén bien claro el problema que tiene él si él le pide algún tipo medicina bueno man en celo pero yo creo que allí medicamento No ninguno va a dar resultado.



Hay que ser realista en la vida de muchas veces aunque nos duela porque yo como padre me venga cuenta de que eso es muy doloroso ser en un momento no realista ante un problema pero la vida es así y tenemos que sufrir la afrontarla Cómo cómo se debe afrontar ya vuelvo y te repito Fina a la que más sufre y pobrecita porque es la que más cuenta se da la cosa yo le tengo mucha lástima al Nene por tener un hijo así porque su madre tiene locura con él y con el niño y su y la mamá del niño es muy buena persona pero bueno qué le vamos a hacer Ya fíjate bien dia no te no te no me doy de cuenta en la carta que tú me mandas que viene el teléfono de Ricardito pero ya esta hora es muy tarde ya no le va a dar tiempo a venir mañana para acá temprano entonces porque el carro estaba roto.



Entonces yo lo que hago que cuando venga Jorge se lleve la plantilla de los muchachos porque no me había fijado que acá arriba decía 3562 el teléfono del yo me he dado cuenta ahora es tarde por la noche.



Bueno ahora vas a hablar vivianita a su primentos va bien con mami con sus tíos que los quieren tanto Dile que la foto Te gustaron mucho las tengo en la mesita de la mesita de noche es tu tía la que empecé a hablar pero se me olvidó lo que iba a decir y te diré que si ves la casa no la conoces.



Parece como una especie de casa colonial de aquellas cubana con sus mates a unas macetas muy lindas de Rafaelito consiguió tenemos una colgada que entrelazan con un librero tipo especial modelo Héctor capote con unas cadenas que eran del Descargar El inodoro pero que quedó precioso entre Rafaelito y yo lo colgaron y están todas las rejas pintadas de blanco no quedó muy bonita la casa la verdad que quedó como tenemos el baño abajo arriba Entonces está terminando de pintarse abajo y arriba está sin pintar.



Te decía la carta que le había comprado a tu mamá dos pares de argolla como ella le gusta tanto la ganga ria una amarilla y una blanca y un salerito muy lindo que junto a toma tico que estuve como una hora haciendo cola para el salerito para el día de las madres y entonces te decía también Bueno ya tú lo verás acá que estoy un poco nerviosa Ya sé pero bueno ya con las pastillitas me ayudó enderezando Óyeme los niños Están preciosos la fotografía tiene un color que parecen niños de película en colores porque los niños a que yo no sé yo los veo los míos con un color extraño así pero los niños estuvieron color rosado lo más lindo y Hético un hombrecito está ahí para una fotografía que aparece un hombre un artista de cine que se yo y tú te estás poniendo un poquito gordita cuídate porque el socio este de aquí.



Tu mente tiene que encontrar un primo hora ya Esa está riendo ahora Oye menos que cuides mucho a los niños ya que tú los cuidas mucho que te cuides tu que yo creo que ya queda poco para que vaya ya podrán sentarse los dos a ver el lago.



Y recordar todos esos momentos malos Pero qué tenía que ser así tenían que pasar por ellos cuñadita ahora te va a hablar tu tío Rafael me meta gente aquí tiene un lio que tiene una formalidad de menta quieres hacer las cosas y Anita la mamá quiere que se expresen la mejor forma y tú sabes cómo es él entonces Viviana empezó a grabar contigo y ahora se fue para la cocina está friendo unas papas allá y dijo que nadie me anduviera aquí en el hierrito este mientras ya strega by Diego me entregas fridas papas y para venir luego para acá entonces aprovechen aquí contigo estos están un baño dándose una ducha fría aunque ya tiempo está para esos a Viviana poniendo la papa y yo vine para acá conmigo aquí hablar contigo sin tanta formalidad ni tanta genialidad Óyeme tus hijos luce muy bien tú también no vaya para allá de Anita y la niña está loco me dice que va para allá de sí que yo estoy aquí hablando Óyeme los niños lucen muy bien y tú también lucen muy bien todos están muy bien se ven perfecto.



Héctor también está bien cantidad está de lo mejor aquí nosotros vemos por él y no hay problema ningún Eso está muy bien y no debe tener ningún tipo de lio y después ni de problema Está que ya se vaya para allá y me la niña yo quiero que hable contigo pero sin esa rigidez Y esa formalidad ven aqa Vivianita habla con tu tía y tu prima y tú primito ahí Habla lo que tú quieras no es que habla lo que tú quieras y la cosa que te nazca fíjate ahora fíjate ahora los muchachos van a intercambiar entre y Babi de la niña vivianita le va a decir una adivinanza su Primito a los 4 primero a ver el pico y la gente ahí vamos chiquitico y los jimaguas to el mundo que la prima le va a hacer una adivinanza.



Chiquiti de hierro y cuida la casa mi hijo Cumple a ver si ustedes saben que Jesús es chiquita y de hierro y cuida la casa mejor que un perro para eso es para que piensen a ver si ustedes son bobos son unos tipo inteligente como parece en la fotografía que son para que piensen en eso un poco y nos mandan la respuesta por escrito tienen que mandar así que cose por escrito cada uno hace su cartita a la primita y le dice mi primita Mira yo creo que esto y el otro la otra cosa ya se terminaron desaparecido fue más rápido de la cuenta entonces ya tú sabes que tus hijos están muy bien y tú también cuídense mucho todos usted y ya sigue ahora hablando el resto de la gente tu tía vuelve nuevamente aquí hablar contigo habla el viejo Rafael Cómo andás ahorita Cuídate mucho niña para que espere salmos oeste que está echando tanta barriga y que se la entierra ya la hebilla del cinto.



Título ve que está reventando está muy esperanzado en que pronto va a ir para allá así que Dios quiera que así sea y que sea muy felices para el futuro Un saludo para los niños para todos



(Rogelia Menéndez Gutierrez speaks)

nosotros estamos bien estamos aquí reunidos menos tu mamá Y oyo que están para la playa Its Rogelia oíste abuela y ella Cómo están tus niñitos estamos encantados los retratos de ello el que yo tengo es una maravilla el que ésta esté Jorgito y tú solos está como un parece un angelito esto que te iba a decir nosotros aquí todos los días hablamos de ustedes todos los días miramos los retratos todos los días cómo se llama esto. Pesamos como tú estarás tú tu esposo siempre está pensando en ti también está gordisimo pensando que pronto se irá para allá contigo y pensando en tu niñito están bien cuídalos muchísimo que tú eres una buena madrecita.



Qué más ahorita.



(Jose Folgueras Fernandez speaks)

Adita habla Jose.



Cómo tú estás.



Los niños están bien.



(Bibiana Folgueras Mendez speaks)

Nosotros bien bueno hadita el resultado de las papas fritas fue que hice dos tortillas y una se me chamuscó por estar en el chismoteo aquí de la grabadora al niño te lo hemos puesto porque fue parecida con un amiguito a ver una película y no ha regresado todavía Entonces estamos ahora tratando de grabar Rápido como Hector tiene que llevarse ahora la cintiqa esto para poder hablar todos Pippo hablo un poquito porque pobre No oye bien no entiende Ya está muy viejo.



Y estamos trabajando mucho Rafaelito y yo Llevamos aquí muy cansado.



Pero bueno vamos vamos a ir tirando tirándole piedras a morro como digo yo.



Entonces me da muchísima pena con Jorge y con Nydia que sean molestados mandarnos esos presente porque nosotros sabemos que la vida ya muy agitada que se trabaja mucho y que todo cuesta mucho trabajo conseguirlo además que tiene mucho gasto con ustedes que vaya a sinceramente lo que ellos hacen con ustedes no lo hace todo el mundo eso es una cosa de uno entre un millón Pero bueno para ser sincero la verdad que nos alegro mucho y a mí me hace mucha falta lo que me mandó y ya me estrene también hago lo que me mandó una cosita que esto me recordó que Adela siempre me pregunta por ti Tú sabes que él y se fue Yo te mandé una carta a la dirección no sé si te mande la dirección o el teléfono pero ella siempre me pregunta mucho por ti siempre me dice que cuando te escriba que te mande recuerdo.



Pero como yo cuando hago las cartas la precipitadamente por la noche cuando vengo que ya estoy cansada de esa es la verdad que se me olvida pero ella siempre me hiciste dar muchos recuerdos ha Adita que yo la recuerdo que se cuide bueno todas esas cosas que que nosotros decimos aquí pensamos lo que están allá una cosita que te quería decir que te lo pongo una cartica que trates de conseguir un librito de inglés y que vayan en el los raticos eso es de aburrimiento que tú tienes que coja si te pongas a estudiar lo que bai Es evidente todo el mundo lo dice que viene de allá y el que está allá que el inglés allá hace mucha falta tu maridito no le ha hecho mucho swing como dice mi marido al inglés porque la verdad es que yo me voy cuenta que no tiene ánimo para eso nada más que tiene algo para pensar en una sola cosa.



Pero bueno si tú puedes tú coges Porque después para para vivir ahí para ir a la tienda para todos te hace falta el inglés por ahora voy a hablar con mis sobrinitos con el número uno Hectico con José con el Ernesto y con Jorgito que no me conoce pero no se va a acordar de mí porque era muy chiquitico que felicitarlo por las buenas notas que sacó que sabe Mucho inglés pero que no se vaya olvidar del español porque es muy bueno saber siempre dos o tres idiomas y Ernesto y José que son un par de bichos que siempre están fastidiando que tienen que coger formalidad y que los chiquitos esos que se burlan de ellos a la escuela con los aparatos que le caigan arriba el entrena piñazo a piñazo o limpio que los cojan entre los jóvenes entran a piñazo porque no sé si.



Está burlando de yo con los aparatos ni nada de eso y para Hectico Un beso grande como es el más grande Un beso más grande y para José para Ernesto un beso más chiquitico y para Jorgito un besito más chiquitico



(Hector Lazaro Capote Pino speaks)

Bueno familia Yo quisiera poder verle la cara que ustedes pudieron verle la cara de la Delia Margarita cuando yo le llevé el regalo que le llevo porque ya tenía locura por tenerme así que ya no Hético José y Ernesto ahora voy a decirle a usted una cosa es que se burle de uno de ustedes en el colegio porque tienen que usar aparato.



O no le hacen caso o le caen los tres a piñazo porque su aparato ustedes lo uso porque usted está enfermito pero no es por nada que su papá se lo pusieron y su tío para que ustedes no le hagan caso y si le vas a hacer caso a piñazo su se resuelve la cosa okay Porque ustedes lo pusieron para que se curara para que puedan caminar bien Así que no le importa que se burlen nandi de ustedes si se burlen entre los tres le dan un pase de piñazo y de palo lo que usted tiene para eso.



Bueno Adi ya yo me tengo que ir mi amor voy para el hotel hablar con Hortensita y yo no te escribo este viaje porque como bal a el casete Entonces no te escribo Yo espero estar pronto así que cuando nos veamos conversaremos mas chao se me olvidan felicitar a todas ustedes por el día de las madres para mi hija todos los días Aquí son de madre entonces se me pasaba ahora llegó el niño rafelito y entonces lo voy a poner para que pueda mandarle un saludo a usted y muchos besos



Adita mucho recuedo para ti y los niños y mucho besos.





(Rogelia Menéndez Gutierrez speaks)

La vieja Rogelia se me olvidó felicitar a tus tres niños grandes que los quiero muchísimo lo quiero con el alma los tres Dile que estudian mucho Que me manden una cartica cada uno aunque sea poco Aunque escriba un poquito pero una cartita cada uno entonces cuando ya ellos sepan que estudien mucho.

Oíste bueno no le digo más nada hasta otro Felicidades por el día de la madre.







English translate from Google and some editing

By Hector Gustavo Capote Vargas

(Hector Lazaro Capote Pino speaks)



Well, Adi, let's see if this one doesn't get lost just like the other one was lost. I am recording you and cassettes, and from your aunt's house, this is a tape recorder that I bought it for Maggie with the money Jorge sent me plus $ 23.90 I had to borrow from a man to finish purchasing this. It cost me $ 63.90. I bought it to give it to Margarita for Mother's Day on behalf of all her brothers since she was crazy about having a tape recorder and so I had the opportunity to buy it. And I prefer to buy this and not buy cigarettes for me that I will smoke one end and there would be nothing to remember, so she has a memory of us on Mother's Day. It is a way that she can send you, and I also later cassettes with the voice of us recorded so that she can hear it.



Well now speaking of us I will tell you that I am calm I do not have so many worries because the letters come very often I also have a photograph of all of you. I do not know if I have adapted to be below the earth. Still, I feel very calm, and everything it is very optimistic you should not worry about that I have the patience that I must have I despair Of course, because I know that you are only there only in sense that they do not have me. After all, you have Jorge, Nydia, Fáustino, Hilda, Thelma all around you, but well, my presence would always be better and to know that you are causing cost to my brother that if I were there, I would work for you. It would be very different. I want to tell Hilda that I received her letter she sent me along with Fina's the call I didn't make it.



I did it after talking to Fina when Hortensia came because Tutu is already well. Tutu has his pressure drop, and the sugar rose from the hours that he was at the airport. Still, it was a minor thing I I went to see him later when I was in Camagüey that I went to look for the photograph he is perfectly fine The only thing with a single and with his age. The one that I see a little more messed up is old Enrique Enrique if I saw him very quiet on this trip, he did not speak until Hervicio, my godfather Hervicio. I am talking about that problem I think that the old man already has at any time the bad news that the older man deceased because I saw him very badly very down is a normal thing at his age but Well, Fina takes excellent care of him, and everyone lives there for him Hervicio told me that he would come to Sibanicu every now and then to see him soon.



I plan to send that letter to Fina take it myself because I plan to go to Camaguey I am going to take Maggie's recorder and taking something else and so do not worry Hilda that I am going to take that to Fina and when I do any problem that you have to call you to you urgent Don't worry my sister that I'm not going to stop calling you never think that I do it for not been worried Margarita wrote to you thanking you for what you sent her she's very happy with the lice medicine because she finished with the lice that is the most important thing and she has a little leftover she has saved just in case, but I think they will not repeat it because if they have not repeated it this time they will not repeat it again she liked everything that you sent her she is very grateful waiting for the letter that she put it on your way a while ago and I don't know why it won't hasn't come. Well, I'll tell you that Delia Margarita is crazy with happiness waiting for the godfather.



She says that now Jorge has to sleep with her because since Luis is not here, Jorge goes to sleep with her every night, I tell her, jokingly, that he is not going to Camagüey, that he stays here, but well, she is taken away like It is said that if Jorge does not go to Camagüey, she comes to Habana to see him, Roberto, we could not tell him, at least I cannot tell him because when Hortensita called, I immediately went there to Habana, I hope went there. Today at home and Margarita has told him there I send you Jorge your mother's death certificate I send you your mother's marriage certificate and dad sent you a birth registration mom just in case because I don't know if I may need it at some point I believe that with that it will be solved if you need any other paper, you send it to me to ask because I have all the volumes, the same pages of the inscriptions of daddy that mommy that the marriage that the death certificate of your mom.



All that Roberto the wrote on a notebook that he has all that he has noticed, so we are waiting for you with great eagerness with much desire just as we are always waiting for Thelma who has been the only one who has not come here that worries us not so much because I know that soon I will see her if God wants, but for Ricardito and Roberto, my brothers who are very old already and they do not wish to die without seeing Thelma You know well how Roberto is mainly like who is always thinking that at any time because he tells me when I go, maybe one day he calls and they tell me that he has died, he is very well. Soon they will put the prostheses on him. They had to do some operations on his mouth to lower his jaw because he had had it very high. This was a show with that because he couldn't eat food and with how much he likes to eat Roberto imagine what Cachita went thru.



To Celita the shoes they sent her did not fit they were too big, so a pair of white shoes also came How good as there were some that were for Celita I thought that the others were for Isabel because she did not have a name after the news came that everything is For Ricardito I do not know if they were for Ricardito's daughter, I had given it to her, and I was sorry to take it back because they fit her and everything then she took the pair of white that they came Without a name for her and the pair for Celita, Celita gave it to her Cachita also says that they were too big for her, that number 2 she uses here in Cuba.



I do not know what size that will be there In addition to that she says that Jorge took the template then the template of the children of Ricardito I did not send them now because I can not communicate with Ricardito I do not have his phone or know Where can I find it? The one who talks to him is Delia Margarita. He was at home last Friday. He had lunch with Delia Margarita. He went with his son because he did a job that came home. He is fine. I also spent two days at his house. When I take things to him but Lucia is the one who is a little nervous, and that but well She is very happy, she is very happy with the swimsuit because she did not have a one this year, see what Ricardito had told me that they asked you for a swimsuit Lucía needed it. So I think they are complete. Besides that, well, a little robe here that says, Beatriz Capote.



That gown that is small that says Beatriz Capote I think there is a mistake that gown does not fit her that gown fits Sayli and when else.



Remember that Beatriz is very big is a big girl that gown will fit Sayli I think that at the tip of the nose if it's possible, So I am going to send it to Sayli. A man who also sent medicine I will give them to him I delivered there was one that was coming to Cucuza I gave that one to Cucuza I gave him the other lady's but then also came a bottle of vitamin for adults and a child's vitamin bottle in which I swear it said Soyla thinking that you sent it to her, Soyla was a mistake of mine, so the children's vitamin bottle was taken by Hortensita, she liked it, and I have kept in Camagüey the other the vitamin bottle and the letter that man sent too I feel sorry because he does not put an address or phone number or anything in the letter and I do not know who to give it to please Jorge if he does.



Buy him a bottle today, bring him and talk to him and tell him what happened Tell him that it was lost, the children's vitamins that I lost them, do not say that Hortensita ate them and I gave them to Hortensita and do not tell this either to Hortensita because it is very heavy, but it is the reality for you to know what happened so he brings the address to you and writes it in his address and I am very sorry with him that I could not have served him at the time. Still, in the letter, there was no address. I did not know where to go to deliver if it was in Camagüey if it is here in Habana, the old folk's vitamin bottle is stored in Camagüey until you come to tell me who is for

Adi of your parents I will tell you that they are well they are not here right now because they are at the beach that they went to spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I think. I am very sorry that they are not here because if you could hear their voice in a while to hear the voice of your aunt of your uncle of your grandmother of your cousin,

In the end of everyone that is here for you to know about us and others, and I will tell you that she is very happy with what you sent her, she loved it very much, as well as everything that Hilda sent her because one here appreciates what everyone sends. Your Aunt Bibiana is embarrassed to write to Jorge to Nydia. Thank them for the attention they had with her, but I think already she is writing a letter. Thank you I know she was very happy, like Rafaelito also with what They sent him, he thanks you very much and they have behaved very well with me. He tells your aunt that he no longer likes that you give him they are giving you so much thank you because it's an obligation. That's why we are family. But I will always live grateful for everything they have done for you because not all the brothers are like mine



Now for Hectico, Jose, Ernesto, Jorgito Daddy wants you to behave well, and study a lot, Mommy told me that you all had gotten a regular grade. I understand that you are new there because the language affects you, but you should study a lot. Still, you Hectico should study a lot, especially if you know more than your brother to help the children. The less one that knows should be taught by the one that knows, the more you teach José and Ernesto, and the more they knos, and this helps Mommy too because by helping each other in school, you are helping Mommy. Besides that, behave well, don't be spoiled with any of your uncles. nor with cousins pay attention to mommy that when daddy goes to you daddy he does not want to complaints about you daddy loves you all very much daddy thinks he will be with you there soon. I will take you to the pool I will take you to the park if we go to.



And have lunch there in the park as you want so do not worry that they are going to have a lot of fun because daddy has to work a lot, but daddy is always going to look for a little place to take you for a walk to many places, so you can see things over there so that you know the aquarium we are going to see when daddy starts working we are going to start going out a little more because now your uncle has to work a lot and rest days off because they have to enjoy it they care about you, but when Daddy gets there, he is going to take you out a little more, so be good, take good care of my mom, Jorgito, take care of his aunt Telma, his aunt Thelma, the same as if he were mommy because she has no children. Ricardo Enrique, Felipito Those are the children of your aunt Thelma, and you are like her children. Aunt Thelma is very good to you and the Tico. You got a very good godmother just like the others.



So you care a lot for that godmother, and I not be spoiled with her Adita tell Sonia that every once in a while to her house every so often I have gone to her house like 3 times that her grandmother was fine that her grandmother continues to run errands and to bustle there in the house more or less I see her very well Margarita went to Sancti Spirito her husband came to look for her she was leaving before me go to Camagüey I went there to see how they were going And that and Margarita if anything but she had left for Sancti spirit Alicia is fine her mother is fine I am going to try to see if tomorrow morning I can go to her house because my mother will write her a piece of paper to go fast because I do not have much time because right I am leaving to bathe and get dressed for the hotel again to spend some time with Hortensita because this morning we couldn't talk nor can I be with her because there was.



Another person seeing her and I was embarrassed then I will try to stop by her house let me see if I have a chance because Hortensita leaves the hotel at 11 am if I have time I will try to get up early and I do not have an alarm clock I have to get up early to go to her mother's house so she can write the letter for me and then to see if I can send it to Sonia tell her and Armando that I love them very much, I remember them a lot, I'm glad much that they have gone to lunch there the house that they do not have have to be embrassed when I go there we can go to lunch go to their house just as they will go to mine as our friendship, and our relationship and they are still the same that I have not changed regarding how I love them because I have always had a good friendship with her and I have a great memory of them, so I tell her that her mother is very good and the only good thing I think about.



The youngest sister Laura the day I went the last time I went she was gone to school I couldn't see her at the beginning of her leaving I ran into her at a bus and asked her why if she was fine we were talking and then I saw her once at her house and But her mother says that it is good that she is in high school studying that she does not give her any kind of struggles and that she does not worry about that because before I leave I will always go by there and I'm going to tell him that I'm leaving if he already wants to send something to Sonia to send it to me if I can take what is good so that I will take



I will tell you In Holguin, I spend a very good couple of days at Tia Ofelia and Tia Gladys' house, but well, I going day to the house of Tia Aidee another Tia Aida house, the old women crazy with the photographs of our kids, the happiest boys ask me a lot about you in all the letters every time they send me.



When I see them every month, they always ask me about all of you. I gave Aunt Gladys a photo of the children so she could have it as a souvenir and then I told you I was saying a letter to you and said that if you could send some fine needles to Aunt Ofelia that you had around the house or a machine would send it to her in an envelope because you know very well that her thing is to sew,sew, sew and she needs it, I don't know if you have fashion magazines so you can tear some sheets and send them to her Inside an envelope so that she can make the clothes for men that she likes to sew the most, she told me to send the magazine little by little or when I got to trhow out a fashion magazine, I would send it to her then Having the magazine here, I think well I go into the envelope and send you a letter from Rogelia, a letter from Bibiana.



A postcard of mine for Mother day one had saved for Valentine's day, and I could not send it to you now I take advantage and sent it to you on Mother's day sent you a photo to the children for the new year How good that it is old. Still, for them, it will always be a joy, and this cassette everything that is everything I sent you I do not want later a problem some things are going to appear photography I do not send it to you because your mom is for the beach as soon as she comes. Someone returns around here I am going to send you the photo of the children that you ask that you have asked for I receive a letter very often from you so do not but keep worried following me writing So I am also writing to you And then we never lack the letters Letters are going very well, very well, very well, so don't worry, I'm calm, I'll come back and repeat, I live very calm in my house.



The food, the food for two or three days and I'm not going through any kind of work. I come over here for my grandmother's case, lunch one day like they did, so don't worry about me, I'm too fat, I have to see if I do some type of diet to lose weight because I have a big belly so don't worry



Hilda I don't know if when Fina was there she explained well because you may have a concern with Nené's child I will tell you The truth my sister, the boy, the boy, is in very bad shape, that boy, I saw him now when I was in Camagüey, I am going to tell you this so that you do not live excited because perhaps Fina, I am quite clear about the matter because she told me. He said from me I am going to tell you so that you have knowledge the child is quite messed up that child has a big problem the child does not open his eyes the child does not see.



The child has sense of time that the poor thing has, I pity him, Nene lives, hopeful that they have a cure that is nothing that is not from the other world but the child is very bad, very bad, I tell you and I will I repeat that this child is not going to be anything in life.



I understand Fina poor thing suffers a lot with that there I feel very sorry because she who is really carrying the weight on the the problem because the parents we are sometimes are blind to the problems because we do not realize the problems that our children have because Because it hard to recognize it the child does not progress at all nothing I am sorry for him the very big me when I go there I do not like to look at him because there are times that they will not think that one is reckless looking or anything like that but he He says to me that not that the child is well that they are going to operate on him. I know that they are operating him. If he asks for any medicine send to him. But medication will not work.



You have to be realistic in life many times, even if it hurts because I, as a parent, come to realize that it is very painful to be in an unrealistic moment when faced with a problem, but life is like that, and we have to face it. I will be back, and I will repeat Fina to the one who suffers the most and poor thing because it is her that suffers the most. I am very sorry for Nene for having a son like that because his mother is crazy with him and with the child and his. The boy's mother is a very good person, but well, what are we going to do? Now take a good look, no, no, no, I do not realize in the letter that you send me has Ricardito's phone, but now it is too late. It will not give him time to come here early tomorrow then because the car was broken.



So what I do is that when Jorge comes, he takes away the boys' template because I hadn't noticed that up here 3562 said the phone number of the I, I realized now it's late at night.



Well now you are going to speak Bibianita to her cousins, it goes well with mommy with her uncles who love them so much. Tell her that the photo you liked a lot I have them on the nightstand table, it is your aunt who started talking but I forgot what what I was going to say and I will tell you that if you see the house you don't know it.



(Bibiana Folgueras Mendez speaks)

I tell you if you saw the house you would not recognize it its type of colonial house of those Cubans with their plants to some very pretty flowerpots from Rafaelito, we got a hanging that intertwines with a special type bookcase model Héctor capote with chains that were from the flushing the toilet but that was precious between Rafaelito and I hung it, and all the bars are painted white, the house is very pretty, the truth was that we have the bathroom downstairs upstairs Then it is finishing painting downstairs and upstairs it is unpainted.



In the letter told you that I had bought your mother two pairs of rings as she likes both the gangue, one yellow and one white, and a very cute little room that, next to Toma Tico, I spent about an hour queuing for the little room for him. mothers day and then I would also tell you Well you will see it here I am a little nervous I know but well already with the pills it helped me straighten up Hear me the children They are beautiful the photograph has a color that looks like children from colored film because the children I don't know I see mine with a strange color like that but the children were pink the most beautiful and Hético a little man is there for a photograph that appears a man a film artist that I know and you are getting a little chubby take care because the partner is here.



Your mind has to find a cousin now. He is laughing now. Hear unless you take good care of the children, since you take good care of yourself, take care of yourself. I think there is little time left to go. The two of you can sit down and watch the lake. .



And remember all those bad moments But it had to be like that, they had to go through them, brother-in-law, now your uncle Rafael is going to talk to you. Get me people here has a mess that has a mint formality, you want to do things and Anita, the mother wants you to express the best way and you know what he is like then Bibiana started recording with you and now she left for the kitchen she is frying some potatoes there and she said that no one would walk me here in this little iron while I already strega by Diego give me fries and potatoes for come over here then take advantage here with you these while Hector takes a bath taking a cold shower although Viviana is already putting those potatoes for me and I came here with me here to talk to you without so much formality or so much genius Hear me your children look great you too do not go there Anita and the girl is crazy tells me that she is going there yes I am here talking Listen to me the children look very good and you also look very good they are all very good they look perfect or.



Héctor is also well quantity is the best here we see for him and there is no problem whatsoever That is very good and should not have any kind of trouble and then no problem It is already going there and the girl I want talk to you but without that rigidity And that formality come here Vivianita talk to your aunt and your cousin and your little cousin there Speak what you want is not that you speak what you want and the thing that is born to you notice now notice now the boys are going to to exchange between and Babi of the little Vivian girl will tell her a little cousin at 4 first to see the peak and the people there we go little and the jimaguas to the world that the cousin is going to do a riddle.



Chiquiti of iron and take care of the house my son Meet to see if you know that Jesus is small and of iron and take care of the house better than a dog for that is so that they think to see if you are fools they are some intelligent type as it seems in the photography that they are so that they think about it a little and they send us the answer in writing they have to send so they sew in writing each one makes his letter to the cousin and tells my cousin Look I think this and the other the other thing already they ended up disappeared it was faster than you should then you know that your children are very well and you also take good care of yourself all of you and now the rest of the people are still talking your aunt comes back here talking to you old Rafael talks how are you doing right now Take good care of yourself, girl, to wait for the western psalms that are putting so much belly and that is already buried in the buckle of the belt.



Title sees that it is bursting, he is very hopeful that he will soon go there so God wants it to be so and that he is very happy for the future A greeting for the children for all



(Rogelia Menéndez Gutierrez speaks)

we are fine we are here together except your mother, And Oyo hear that they at the beach it's Rogelia you heard grandmother Yeya and her How are your little children we are delighted with the portraits of them the one I have is wonderful that this is Jorgito and you alone are like a looks like an angel this I was going to tell you here every day we talk about you every day we look at the portraits every day what is this called. We weigh how you will be you, your husband is always thinking of you, he is also chubby thinking that he will soon go there with you and thinking of your little boy, they take good care of them very much that you are a good little mother.



What else right now.



(Jose Folgueras Fernandez speaks)

Adita speaks Jose.



How are you.



The kids are fine.



(Bibiana Folgueras Mendez speaks)

We very well hadita the result of the fries was that I made two tortillas and one was scorched for being in the gossip here from the tape recorder to the child we have put it on you because he left with a friend to see a movie and has not returned yet So we are now trying to record Fast as Hector has to take the cassette now to be able to speak all Pippo speaks a little because poor He does not hear well does not understand He is already very old.



And we are working a lot, Rafaelito and I have been here very tired.



But hey, let's go throwing stones at him as I say.



So it makes me very sorry with Jorge and Nydia that they are bothered to send us these presents because we know that life is already very hectic that they work a lot and that everything costs a lot of work to get it also that it has a lot of expense with you that goes honestly what they They do with you, not everyone, that is one of a million thing. But to be honest, the truth is that we are very happy and I really miss what he sent me and I already premiered, I also do what he sent me. Little thing that reminded me that Adela always asks me about you. You know that he and he left. I sent you a letter to the address. I don't know if I send you the address or the phone, but she always asks me a lot about you. I wrote you to send you a souvenir.



But like me when I make the letters hastily at night when I come that I am already tired of that is the truth that I forget but she always made me give many memories ha Adita that I remember her take good care of all those things that that we say here we think what they are there a little thing that I wanted to tell you that I will put it a letter that you try to get a little book of English and that they go in the raticos that is boring that you have to catch if you start studying what que bai It is evident that everyone says that he comes from there and the one who is there that English there is very much needed your hubby has not done much swing as my husband says to English because the truth is that I am going, he says that he does not he has the spirit for that, he only has something to think about one thing.



But hey, if you can, you take it. Because later, to live there to go to the store for everyone, you need English. For now, I'm going to talk to my little nieces with number one. Hectico with José with Ernesto and with Jorgito who doesn't know me. but he will not remember me because he was very small to congratulate him on the good marks he got that he knows a lot of English but that he will not forget Spanish because it is very good to always know two or three languages ​​and Ernesto and José who are a couple of bugs that are always bugging that they have to take formality and that the little ones who make fun of them at school with the devices that fall on them train the blow with a blow or clean that they catch them among the young people enter with a blow because I do not know yes.



She is making fun of me with the devices or anything like that and for Hectico A big kiss like the biggest one A bigger kiss and for José for Ernesto a smaller kiss and for Jorgito a smaller kiss



(Hector Lazaro Capote Pino speaks)

Well family, I would like to be able to see the face that you could see the face of Delia Margarita when I bring her the gift that I bring you because you were already crazy to have me so no longer Hético José and Ernesto now I am going to tell you one thing is to make fun of one of you at school because you have to use a device.



Either you ignore him or or you beat them up because this device you use because you are sick but it is not for nothing that your dad put it on you and your uncle so that you do not pay attention to him and if you are going to pay attention to him with a bang your thing is solved okay Because you put it to heal so that you can walk well So it does not matter that they make fun of you if they make fun of the three they give you a punch and stick pass what you has for that.



Well, bye, I have to go, my love, I'm going to the hotel to talk to Hortensita and I don't write this trip to you, because as I did to the tape, then I don't write to you. to all of you for mothers day for my daughter every day Here they are from mother so it passed me now the rafelito boy came and then I will put it so that I can send a greeting to you and many kisses



Add lots of memories for you and the children and lots of kisses.





(Rogelia Menéndez Gutierrez speaks)

Old Rogelia I forgot to congratulate your three big children, I love them very much, I love them with all my soul. Tell them that they study a lot. Send me a letter each, even if it is little, Even if I write a little but a letter each, then when they already know that they study hard.

You heard good I do not say anything else until another Congratulations on Mother's Day.

The Communist view of Mariel Boatlift

A film made in Cuba from the communist dictatorship about the Mariel boatlift. You will see how the government even some Cubans hated us.




EXODO DEL MARIEL 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQmUkpe8sdU&list=WL&index=117&t=1742s

This 1980 U.S. Information Agency film shows Cuban refugees

This 1980 U.S. Information Agency film shows Cuban refugees talking about their experiences in Cuba, problems they had with the Cuban government, and reasons for leaving their homeland. The refugees were part of the 1980 Mariel Boatlift, which included approximately 125,000 asylum seekers. They were interviewed in Spanish with English subtitles.


https://www.c-span.org/video/?410440-1/reel-america-in-words-1980

A Documentary about Mariel

What to see the story about our family and over 130,000 Cubans







Against Wind and Tide: A Cuban Odyssey is a 1981 American documentary film about the Mariel boatlift, which was first broadcast on PBS the week of June 1, 1981.[1] Written by John Brousek, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[

Part 1

Part 2

The Mariel Boatlift the story of the Capote family from LACUJAE Continuing series.

Sept.16:

Carlos Angel Muñoz is convicted in federal court under the 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act. Muñoz bought a boat and charged $625 for each person he brought back during the boatlift. He will be sentenced to 30 months in prison. In all, more than 1,100 cases would be filed against U.S. boat captains who brought aliens without visas to the United States.

 Sept.26, 1980

Castro closed Mariel and orders all boats awaiting passengers to leave.  125,262 Cubans have arrived at Key West via Mariel

Oct. 21, 1980

CHTF announces the President's decision that Cubans and Haitians who arrived from June 20 to October 10 will be paroled into the U.S. as "Cuban/Haitian entrants (status pending)."  Approximately 11,000 Cubans and 5,500 Haitians arrived in South Florida during this period. Mami was one of those she got her card 5 yrs later we got our residency cards right away. 

By this time, too, we had checked in with Jackson Hospital to have my brother's legs examined it's a genetic thing we had, but that’s another story that also started in Cuba. During the 1980s when you called Cuba, it was a 5-minute phone call then they cut you off quick. So Papi would communicate with audio tapes which first it was hard to get a cassette recorder and then finding tapes to record. I remember many times when Papi would have a section for us, and we listen in the bathroom, then it would be the part for my Mami. And I cry to this day remembering Mami listening to Papi and crying in the bathroom. We have those tapes, and I transfer them to all Mp3’s so we will not forget his voice It’s 12 tapes which include my great grandparents on my Mami side. Also, Papi would send postcards which were hard to find and expensive they tend to be 3-D ones from Russia, North Korea we saved all of them. It took us many years and a lot of paperwork thru the ordeal of Papi leaving Cuba we grew up in government housing in Hialeah and food stamps, and with the help of our family, we survived.  The next five years were hard, but it became a love story with the tapes between my Mami and Papi. The Romeo and Julieta of the Caribbean. 

                      Hector y Ada Capote 

April 1, 1985: Almost five years after they arrived in the United States, INS starts the process of giving permanent resident status to Mariel refugees. At 100, Victoria Contreras becomes the first Mariel refugee to obtain U.S. residency. Mami gets her Permanent Resident card we got our right away.

During the separation, Papi spoke about been watched by the Cuban center intelligence. Papi would leave a piece or two of his hair with saliva on the doorknob and he comes back and it would be gone he knew the Cuban center intelligence search our apartment. Sometimes it would be there but he does not know what they did put a microphone. And Papi would be tempted to do something against the government but Tio Jorge would tell him they are watching you you will go to jail. So Papi held back his urge to fight the Cuban dictatorship. Papi said one of his happiest days was when he married Mami and his kids were born plus when  Papi was finally freed from Cuba thru Panama in Dec of 1985. Papi said men would truly love their wife and kids those are moments you never forget. 

The Mariel Boatlift the story of the Capote family from LACUJAE Continuing series.

August 2 at night, our boat journey begins.

Then we started to load the boat it was called "Chula" the Military had put prisoners and others in our boat one of the men they put on our boat looked around and made faces the whole time. We were sat in the middle with a family. The boat maybe could fit 15 we could not move everyone was foot to foot knee to knee then a boat behind us broke down it was a small boat with 4-5 people they came aboard us we got a rope and tugged the boat when we got to international waters. We would put our heads down when Coast Guard past by we had too many people. I remember waves and sharks and dolphins things I have never seen before. We eventually threw out food and Mamis precious thermo that is hard to find in Cuba around a 12-14 hour trip we slept a lot. None of us threw up, but a lot did in the boat.

August 3

The boat was silent during the trip in the dark waters, and when we got close to the Port of Key West at Truman Annex and put the American flag instead of the Cuban everyone clapped.  Ernie had the cast, so  Tio Jorge got him a wheelchair, and Jose was on it too, and Mami grabs Yoyi and me, and they gave us a sandwich in which Yoyi jump on like a hungry shark. Tio said if you see I disappear, it’s because they are arresting people I have to leave my son is here Jorge Enrique Capote Mateo age 18(My Cousin) Tio’s first plan was to jump in the water and swim, but there were sharks in the water.   We landed on August 3 around   9:00 am Sunday in the morning on the boat La Chula. Tio Faustino Fernandez age 48 the husband of Tia Hilda Capote Corzo age 50 signs for us so the boat could not be traced to Tio Jorge then came to the Port the big shrimp boat which landed with over 100 people. We stayed overnight in Key West at the Trumbo Point our family left around 5 am for a 3 hour and a half drive to Krome Detention Center  Monday, August 4  in the morning we get there around 8- 9 am.  Mom called Tia Hilda because she had one call she could make  and  Tia Hilda said that Tia Thelma Capote Corzo age 49, Tio Jorge and Tia Nyda, Tio Faustino, cousin Jorge, my cousin son of Tia Hilda Jorge Fernandez Capote, age 15, where coming along. So Mami went to get some sandwiches because they kept announcing it over the loudspeaker come to get them Mami worried about leaving us alone when she finally went Tio pulled up, and they called our names over the speaker when he saw her he said go get the kids we are leaving he had a van. Tio gave Mami some yellow folders he said you can not lose them; these are your immigration papers. We went to the house of Tia Hilda and hey had a cake for me and toys. We did not call Cuba for a while, but we heard that Papi knew that we had landed safely in Key West.

A Cuban guard watches refugees leave the Port of Mariel. 

Refugees wait to be processed by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agents old naval seaplane hangar at Trumbo Point in Key West.

Pier B Truman Annex Key West during the Mariel Boatlift in 1980 we landed here. 

The Mariel Boatlift the story of the Capote family from LACUJAE Continuing series.

August 2, 1980

 So Tia Vivian came that day with a veil so no one would recognize her she brought a cake it was a day before my birthday, and she said Tio called he is in the Port of Mariel, and you are leaving when the Military came for us this time they went thru the back of our apartment complex so this time they were not to be seen. The soldiers drank maltas and ate cake. They came for us in two cars in one Papi and me with Jose the other  Mami with Jorge(Yoyi) and Ernie almost always Jose was with Papi and  Mami with Ernie and Yoyi It was getting dark, so no one found out we were leaving. On August 2 Saturday we left around 7 pm we came to the Abreu Fontan it was closed, and they told us to wait they are getting our passports. We were not there for long, but it became the moment of truth. The chauffeur who took us the first time we tried to leave Cuba was on guard this time, and he said that one(Papi) had problems he cannot leave he said to Papi also during the papers process Tio had not said that Papi was working at University City José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) at a hydraulic plant.  When they went to look at what happened the last time nothing came up about Yoyi and his missing passport/ documents, but they had information where  Papi worked, and Tio Jorge did not mention that in his in request to avoid any issues.

        The Military police said because he worked as a technician and because he knew things about the University and also the man told him "You have betrayed all the patriots that have died for our homeland" and Papi said “ Is not all of you that have betrayed all the heroes of our homeland? The man but he head down and did not answer. Then came the famous Tony Laguardia he asked your Hector Capote and Papi said yes colonel com on your are leaving. But When Tony went to the back they talked to him and he never came out the same door he went out thru the back and Papi did not see him again. Papi said if there is one terrible moment in my life that I will never forget was that moment. Papi was taken from us at Abreu Fontan Mami was crying when Papi said he could not leave. He also said my Brother will get me out take the kids; this is our chance for our kids. Then I finally learned the secret about what we where doing Papi told me,” Hectico, you are now the man of the house take care of your Brothers and Mom.” And Tony Laguardia was executed by the dictatorship in a famous trial with General Ochoa in 1986 they took the blame for the corrupted communist government drug dealing but it was really the Castro brothers behind it. 

       It was the most painful moment in my life that never seems to hurt any less, and this happened a day before my 7^th birthday. For me, the story for a long time was about a little boy who did not understand why he was separated from his Papi. But now I know different, and Papi also suffered similar pain I imagine when his Dad Ricardo left Cuba on Aug 24, 1967, when Papi was 19 that would be the last time he would see his father  Ricardo died in Miami.   Papi told Mami that she “had to leave it bests theirs no future in Cuba we have four boys they could be arrested and killed and don’t worry again my brother will come back for me.” Mami cried a lot, all along the drive going to the Mosquito Camp. They tried to split us up after learning that Papi could not leave Cuba, but Mami said no way I am going to be separated from my children. It took us 45 minutes to get to the Mosquito camp called that because of the enormous population of mosquitos and the conditions of the camp. We went to an infirmary. Mami was with us the four kids in the tent when the military guards asked her questions did she have family in the U.S.A.?
Why she is taking us out of Cuba? She did not want to answer. She just said that she has her husband’s family, and then they asked me questions. And they told me I wouldn’t be able to go to school like in Cuba my Mami told me to keep looking at her and do not answer. I would not have toys I would live bad  and sad not like Cuba and Mami said: “do not be afraid you have your uncles in the U.S.A.  they love you and will take care of us.”  My Mami was such a brave woman, you would not expect it, but since her biological father abandoned her, it has only strengthened her idea of family and sacrifice for one's family. One of the twins Ernie had a cast around one leg not sure which one but he had an appointment to be operated like me the military again tried to raise doubts about us leaving.

A small van came to pick us up. We passed by the camps, picked up people, and heard lots of screams, and saw dogs attacking people. Some people came with dogs bites untreated from the camps.   So they took us to the port where the boat was. Tio Jorge saw Mami, she recognized him from the pictures they hugged he told her don’t worry I will get him out.  Tio already knew that Papi was not coming since he had paid off a lot of folks so we would have a more comfortable passage than most that went thru  Mariel and we did so we had it a bit easier in a sense that lots of others spent days or weeks in Abreu Fontan and  Mosquito camp with barely any food and horrible conditions. Tio hugged all of us he took to me to see the boat, and he told me I  looked like Papi for us the kids it was the  first time we ever saw him he promised to me when I asked him: “Don’t worry I will get your Papi back quick.” He gave us food to eat.

Abreu Fontan last place we saw Papi on 08/02/1980

University City José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE) where Papi worked