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Young Cuban seeks fame through shoulder blade power

Christian Emanuel Castellanos Rangel, 22, pulling a car in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, January 31, 2022. [Reuters]

In the boondocks of central Cuba, Christian Enmanuel Castellanos dreams of catapulting to stardom not through the traditional means of baseball or music, but his unusually extended and flexible shoulder blades.

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