As Cuba marks 100 years since Fidel Castro's birth, Cubans are questioning the promises of the socialist revolution he led for nearly half a century, and asking whether his successors are up to the job. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFor many Cubans, today's hardship highlights the absence of a leader who died a decade ago. "I was born in the Revolution and through it I was able to find my way," he said, lamenting the loss of Castro's leadership in Cuba today. For Castro's critics, Cuba's problem is not the absence of Castro, but the legacy he left behind. Today, Cuesta believes worsening living conditions have led many Cubans to see Castro as the "original architect of this national disaster."