Local celebrities
- Written by Desiderio Borroto Fernández
- Published in Common People
Jun, 2015.- Among the celebrities of everyday events, which are those people that walk along the city every day and often suffer from abandonment but that is overcome by the affection of people, undoubtedly, in recent decades Guaimaro has had two daily celebrities well marked in the popular imagination and they are 'Ramona The Madwoman' and ' The Formula'.
Ramona walked through the village with her clothing and particular gait for years. When one day she stopped doing it, people were concerned, it was as if they were lacking something. It lacked the almost mystical touch that these characters give to everyday life.
The former master chef who was slowly caught by dementia and that while walking through the streets of the easternmost territory of Camagüey improvised speeches on diverse topics and ended them with a 'Long live the Formulas V! ', the real name of ' The Formula' is Arcadio Currey Bustamante, a name that looks like something out of the deepest garciamarquiano imagination.
'The Formula' is the typical figure claimed by important artists and athletes including Candido Fabre, Leonel Moa, Pachi Naranjo, etc when visiting the city. Somehow they know about the mark of this character on his homeland. ‘The Formula' handles a speech where he mixes reality and fantasy and acts as the ancient aedo.
When the writer Diusmel Machado published his first book dedicated to Guaimaro and entitled 'First Home', he devoted a well-thought-out verse to ' The Formula'.
Ramona ' The Madwoman' and ' The Formula' are two figures that with their actions have filled a gap in the local daily life and are among the important personalities of the city.
Ramona ' The Madwoman' was admitted to a nursing home to treat her and provide her with all the care and there she has received many visits from residents of the city.