Pieces of Me, Pieces of Havana

Ripples of laughter undulate in the windless, stifling heat, carrying the mirthful tones of the two women’s voices across each dwelling. Carmen is telling Mirta that Cuca’s plans to go to Spain have been thwarted. The “gallego” she found on an online dating agency, courtesy of Pepe’s wife, turned out to be disabled. Cuca — Cuquita to her close friends — is a “daughter of Changó” and therefore unable to accept boyfriends or partners who…