Hugo Chavez Says Not Only That Fidel Castro Is Not Dead, But That He Will Never Be

Filed in archive Latin Issues , Latin News on August 26, 2007

So, it seems that Fidel Castro is not dead after all. Even worst, it seems Fidel Castro will never be dead!

Chavez Says Fidel Castro Will Live Forever

Castro's friend and ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent greetings to Cuba's ailing leader during an address Saturday to thousands of supporters:

"For those who want Fidel to die, they are going to end up frustrated because Fidel Castro will never die. He will always live on," Chavez said.

Oh, now I see it. This was Castro's plan all along! He will live forever; Fidel Castro is going to be the first immortal communist dictator! On a second thought, undead would be more like it, don't you think? :P

Anyway, it's not that hard, really. The Cuban government just need to hire somebody to write Fidel's letters and the other stuff he has been writing lately - maybe Raul Castro himself could do the job - and never, ever, ever confirm that Fidel Castro is dead.

Then, with Hugo Chavez occasional statements saying "mi compadre Fidel is doing very well and is determined to fully recover from ill health", Fidel could live forever - at least for another 20, 25 years.

Of course, in 25 years from now, Raul and Chavez will be joining Fidel in immortality land. But that will be a story to be told by some other Latina in some other blog. :)