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The drawing below shows a man who, even with a pig’s nose, a cap, and sunglasses, bares an undeniable resemblance to Raul Castro. His body is covered with prison bars that hide an angry man, desperate to escape. Upon a closer look, the prisoner’s tall physique and tattoos on his breast and arm make it clear that he is Cuban artist Danilo Maldonado, commonly known as El Sexto. A text balloon shows the president saying “This boy “El Sexto” converted me into a pig. You can protest all you want, I won’t let him go!”
A second drawing shows a baby girl. With her beautiful blond hair and big dark eyes, she stares sadly into the distance. On her head she wears a chick. Beneath her face we read her name: Renata, written in the signature style of her father, Danilo:
