The death of the former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, has many feeling different emotions.

Many in his country are mourning while others are celebrating in the streets, including some in the United States.

Locally, one Odessa man who moved here from Cuba when he was in his 20s shares his thoughts on the passing of the former dictator.

“The situation at the hospitals are horrible, there are no markets, there are no markets, and there is no freedom to travel or speak. People are happy because of his death because now they have hope that there is going to be a change but I personally think everything is going to be the same because the country is going to be controlled by the Castro family, and it’s really hard for a change to happen,” said Mr. Cruz.