Max Lesnik, Prominent Cuban Journalist, Dies in Miami

March 8, 2025

Prominent Cuban journalist Max Lesnik passed away this Saturday at the age of 94 in the American city of Miami, where he had resided since 1961.

Director of Radio Miami and founder of the Alianza Martiana, Lesnik always defended the sovereignty and independence of his country and advocated for rapprochement between Cuba and the United States.

Founder in the 1970s of the magazine Réplica, he suffered threats and assassination attempts. At least 11 bombs were placed at the publication's headquarters in the 1980s, which did not stop his sharp pen and precise rhetoric.

Max Lesnik was born on September 8, 1930 in San Antonio de las Vueltas, in the current municipality of Camajuaní, Villa Clara, a province located in the central region of Cuba.

Throughout his career he conducted opposition journalism against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista (1952-1959) and after settling in the United States he maintained ties with his country of origin.

On the occasion of his 94th anniversary, Lesnik expressed to Prensa Latina: "Cuba is in my heart." He then said he would continue until his last breath in his fight against the aggressive foreign policy of the White House.

Rather than celebrate a birthday, he emphasized that he preferred to pay tribute to "the homeland that suffers from the criminal blockade by the United States." And so it was, until his last day.

His death occurred on the morning of this Saturday, according to confirmation by his daughter Vivian Lesnik to Radio Miami Today.