Ana Villafañe

Actor who read Eileen Sosin Martínez's essay about Havana; one line in this label belongs to Clea

Ana Villafañe (Actor who read Eileen Sosin Martínez's essay about Havana; one line in this label belongs to Clea) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include 2026 Cuban energy crisis, Cacerolazo, United States embargo against Cuba.

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2026 Cuban energy crisis

  • The essay reported that officials blamed uncollected garbage on a lack of fuel and spare parts for garbage trucks.

    “According to officials, there's no gas for garbage trucks, which, to top things off, break down with no replacement parts available”

    This American Life: 892: Trapped on a Bus (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 27:25

  • In Sosin Martínez's essay, read by Villafañe, Havana residents were said to receive only about three to five hours of electricity per day.

    “We are barely getting three hours of electricity a day. Five at most”

    This American Life: 892: Trapped on a Bus (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 23:41

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Cacerolazo

  • The essay observed that mass protest has been rare in Cuba for decades, but that pot-banging cacerolazos have now appeared.

    “Aside from two or three notable occasions, there hasn't been a massive protest in Cuba in decades”

    This American Life: 892: Trapped on a Bus (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 30:38

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United States embargo against Cuba

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Appearances

  • 892: Trapped on a Bus

    This American Life · Jul 20, 2026 · 1 h 3 min

    Guest host David Kestenbaum presents stories of unwanted journeys: a runaway bus, a neighbor-spy and bipolar paranoia, Havana blackouts, the Sycamore Gap felling, and an in-flight bite.

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