A Revolutionary in $70 Levi’s

* Re “Cuban Teen Makes Revolutionary Choice,” Aug. 22:

Agustin Gurza tells us that Laura Pina is not your average Cuban kid. That is an understatement. Her mother is an American expatriate (a prize for Castro’s Cuba) and her father is a member of one of Cuba’s most famous musical groups.

Laura did not have to go into the country to cut sugar cane as most Cuban youths are forced to do. She can afford to pay dollars to attend nightclubs and buy $70 Levi’s. And she says it’s getting awkward? I didn’t read anything in Gurza’s article stating that this young woman is willing to change her status as one of Cuba’s elites.

GLORIA NIEVA

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