While child malnutrition is growing in Venezuela, which already reaches 37% according to studies, and school dropouts are increasing due to the deterioration of the system, Nicolás Maduro and his wife have transformed themselves into game heroes that are handed out to the children in front of them. Cameras this Christmas as another part of the regime’s propaganda. Portrayed by the image of a skinny, athletic man in a cloak and mustache, he actually goes by the name Super Mustache. She, Selita Flores, appears as a stylized blonde with glasses named, of course, Selita. An improved version of the presidential couple, in fact, far from resembling the obese head of government and the first lady, whom Chavista’s revolutionary dictionary also calls “the first fighter”. The Venezuelan State Television Network (VTV) was responsible for broadcasting the distribution of two thousand dolls, headed by the country’s Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, in about twenty towns affected by the torrential rains in Tijerias that devastated the central state of Aragua. It provided figures on the distribution of resources required by this extraordinary campaign. “Over 12 million toys have been distributed across the country for Christmas,” he said. “The kids are really happy and happy,” said Rodriguez. Although this is the first time that he takes on a physical dimension and can be held in his hands, the character of Super Mustache is well known in Venezuela. It arose in 2019, when the then President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, accused Nicolás Maduro of masterminding protests against his government, who did not hesitate to mock the power the Ecuadorian bestowed upon him by portraying himself as a fictional character with superhuman abilities, which was nothing more than a parody of superheroes. in American Comedy. Maduro said that with his mustache he did not overthrow governments. “I’m not Superman, I’m Super Sharp.” This is how Chavista cartoons in the style of Batman were born, which are still part of VTV programs, where the president fights the United States and its allies, and the main villain of the series is none other than Donald Trump. Maduro enjoys the publicly funded comic so much that he himself launches each new episode by promoting it on social media as an anti-imperialist media extravaganza. However, the acceptance of the dolls being distributed these days is far from what can be imagined in Miraflores Palace. “We have received common toys from the municipality, but not presidential puppets. I’ve seen pictures of Super Mustache and his wife, it seems terrible to me, I’d rather they give us bread or other toys, ”Alpita, mother of a two-year-old girl, who lives in an Andean city in the state of Trujillo, told ABC. In her side, the girl’s uncle explained his refusal It seems ridiculous to me to part with dolls. I will burn them like I burn rubbish. This is a mockery of children, they do not deserve it.
