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US-Cuba relations: from incipient melting to major turnaround

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Miami / Havana, Jul 20 (EFE), (Camera: Cristóbal Herrera/ Felipe Borrego).- On July 20, 2015, Cuba and the United States re-established diplomatic relations after 60 years of enmity.However, what it seems an incipient melting lasted only two years. Donald Trump's rise to power meant a radical change and the end of a dream for thousands of Cuban families. FOOTAGE OF HAVANA AND MIAMI.SOUNDBITES OF:JOSÉ ALBERTO FIGUEROA, PHOTOGRAPHER:"It was frowned upon. They pointed you out in the neighborhood defense committee as a person related to the United States, and therefore a person who couldn't be trusted politically."NELSON RODRÍGUEZ, CAFÉ OWNER:"In 2016 we opened the café. I remember that when we opened in 2016 it was crazy. It was empty in April when we started and in August we had an incredible amount of customers in a very short period for a new business.""I always say that we are not going to be dependant on another country's president. It makes no sense at all. So whoever wins, I'm not going to be dependant on another country's president, mainly when it comes to the US." GUSTAVO DE LOS REYES, RETIRED BUSINESSMAN:"I always wanted to return with my daughter to show her our Cuba. But it is also sad because going to Cuba is a sacrifice. I don't go there to have fun. Unfortunately, as my father used to say, that Cuba is not our Cuba anymore. Cuba has lost its essence."

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