Juanita Castro

Juanita Castro
Juanita Castro
	Portrait of Castro
Born	Juana de la Caridad Castro Ruz; 6 May 1933; Birán, Oriente, Republic of Cuba
Died	4 December 2023 (aged 90); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Citizenship	Cuba; United States (from 1984);
Occupations	Activist; writer;
Parents	Ángel Castro y Argiz (father); Lina Ruz González (mother);
Relatives	Ramón Castro Ruz (brother); Fidel Castro (brother); Raúl Castro (brother); Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (nephew); Alina Fernández (niece); Mariela Castro (niece); Alejandro Castro Espín (nephew);

Juana de la Caridad "Juanita" Castro Ruz (6 May 1933 – 4 December 2023) was a Cuban-American activist and writer, as well as the sister of Fidel and Raúl, both former presidents of Cuba, and Ramón, a key figure of the Cuban Revolution. Ideologically opposed to her brothers, in 1964 she collaborated with the Central Intelligence Agency in Cuba, after which she lived in exile in the United States until her death.