The social phenomenon is more common among the younger generations with a market for tourists and nationals. Search Search. Home Contact Us Martinoticias More. Previous Next. November 30, Adriel Reyes. Spouse for Rent. The number of Cubans who engage in prostitution despite being married may never be known, but today the issue is so prevalent that everyone and anyone knows about it, and talks about it.
The subject matter has all the makings of a novel or made for TV movie. Spouses for rent are not isolated to a single part of the island.
Instead, the social phenomenon is widely dispersed. Mustelier, from Santiago de Cuba. Like a hidden iceberg, this type of consensual "pimping" carries great risks from a medical point of view. Emilio Marquez, a medical doctor from the province of Granma, says that the possibility of contracting communicable diseases such as HIV greatly increase.
He is also concerned about the types of values this type of behavior displays. Ignacio Estrada, director of the Cuban League Against AIDS, has witnessed several marriages that have been sanctioned by the Cuban courts for the alleged crimes of social dangerousness, because it was found that "both spouses are prostitutes. Prostitution of spouses whether men and women , in Cuba no longer surprises lawyer Leonardo Calvo.
Adriel Reyes Adriel Reyes is a journalist, researcher and university professor whose experience spans the radio, television and Internet platforms at The Martis. Specialist in Cuba's social issues. Follow him on Twitter: ElZunzun. Back to top.
