Havana/The family of Eduardo Ceballos Pérez, creator of the satirical network program Despingovery Channelwho was arrested On June 1, he reported on the arrest of the comedian’s cameraman. The fact was disclosed this Tuesday night by independent journalist Ernesto Morales, who pointed out that the charges are unknown.
In a postthe communicator, who revealed the capture of Ceballos Pérez at the beginning of the month, explained that he had communication with the content creator’s family. “They confirm to me that the cameraman of that chapter has also been arrested. We don’t know under what charges, because they left him free until long after Eddy was arrested, but we know that now they have him arrested too.”
The chapter mentioned by Ernesto Morales is the last work that Ceballos Pérez uploaded to his platforms, a week before his arrest. The 25-minute video was described by the comedian as his “most warlike chapter” and is an exploration of an abandoned military installation with Soviet missiles from the 60s, radars, bunkers and disused weapons.
With his usual satirical tone, imitating the explanations of the documentaries of Discovery Channel And playing with words, Ceballos says at the beginning of the clip that, “for the first time,” he would not reveal the location of the place, but promised that he would show “spectacular things.” Later, in front of the camera, he says: “I’m touching an air-to-ground missile from around the 1960s, from the Cold War. Look at this, art lovers.” disjointedness”.
“I’m touching an air-to-ground missile from the 1960s or so, from the Cold War.”
The video, which was recorded in broad daylight and in which it tours abandoned facilities that include tunnels and scrap metal, has so far had more than 85,000 views on YouTube, a month after it was uploaded.
Meanwhile, the family of the creator of Despingovery Channel He also denounced that the authorities took the costumes that the comedian used in his last production. “We had to hand over absolutely all the clothing and implements I was bringing that day” (which includes a camouflage hat, a small lamp, a vest and black gloves) because, according to the Police, it is “evidence.” “It would be laughable if it weren’t so terrible,” the family said.
Likewise, they took the phone with which the episode was recorded and a stabilizer. “Since they have no evidence of a crime, they are trying to see what they are holding on to. They have no case against them and they are trying to see what they invent,” denounced a relative.
On June 10, Marieta Pérez Alfaro, mother of the content creator, told Martí News that his son is accused of espionage, a crime for which he could receive a sentence of up to 30 years, and that he would be tried by a military court. The woman confirmed that the prosecution “is for the video of the abandoned base.”
Ernesto Morales released a video that Ceballos Pérez had recorded, anticipating his capture
After the arrest, journalist Ernesto Morales released a video that Ceballos Pérez had recorded, anticipating his capture. “For several weeks, he knew that they could arrest him at any moment. He took a precaution: he recorded a video that he sent me with the instruction to publish it if what just happened happened,” he said on June 1.
In the video, Ceballos laments: “Unfortunately I have been imprisoned, separated from my home and my family and from my daughter.” Furthermore, he denounces that it shows that for the Government “there is not the slightest iota of freedom of expression. That there is not the slightest respect for human rights.” It is an injustice, he cries, because “at no time have I spoken ill of any instance, and yet they have silenced me with confinement.”
On the day of the arrest, journalist Claudia Padrón noted on social media that “Eddy was taken with an operation that would not even stop a serial killer. They did it just after Eddy began collaborating with CubaNet and to publish their satirical content on the disaster of communism in the press.”
The creator, known for his character Eddy Jonesachieved success during 2025 by using a scientific documentary narrative to document the infrastructure crisis in Cuba.
For months now, he had expanded the scope of his publications. On his YouTube channel, he has more than 16,400 subscribers, while on his Instagram account he has almost 97,000 followers. On that platform, the post in which he had uploaded the preview of the video for which he is detained, has been filled with messages demanding the comedian’s release.
