(BBC) -  A Cuban exile blogger from Miami says he used a female internet alter ego to gain access to a member of the usually impervious family of Fidel Castro.

Luis Dominguez said he used the character to begin an online relationship with 40-year-old Antonio, the son of ex-leader Fidel Castro.

He refused to apologise for the deception, saying he wanted to show the “opulent lifestyles” of the Castros.

Cuban authorities have made no comment regarding the online chats.
Many internet users have engaged in a series of flirtatious chats only to find the person they have met online is not who they say they are.

As anyone who covers Cuban politics and the Castro family knows, gaining access of any sort is far from easy.

The Castro family has had a massive security cordon around it for decades – in large part due to the many attempts to remove the island’s communist government from power.
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