Alina Fernandez, the daughter of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, will speak on campus Wednesday at 8 p.m. in University Auditorium.
Fernandez, an outspoken critic of the Cuban government, fled Cuba in 1993. She currently resides in Miami, where she hosts a radio show and discusses Cuban politics every Wednesday. In 1998, she wrote “Castro’s Daughter: An Exile’s Memoir of Cuba,” which describes her life in Cuba as Castro’s daughter.
The event, sponsored by Accent, coincides with the start of Hispanic Heritage Month.
“We thought bringing her to speak would be a great way to integrate Accent with the multicultural month,” Accent director Zachary Goldstein said.
According to Goldstein, Fernandez will be paid about $10,000 to speak at UF. The event is free to the public with first-come, first-served seating. Doors open at 7 p.m.
