ðˌoʊ ʃiː kˈeɪm fɹʌm ɐ wˈɛlθi bˈækɡɹaʊnd, hɜː fˈɑːðɚɹ aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf æz ɐ kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst, ænd ɡˈeɪv hɜːɹ ɐ ɹˈʌʃən fˈɜːst nˈeɪm ɪn tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðə ɹˈʌʃən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt; fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɪn hɪz fˈʊtstɛps, vˈɪlɐpˌɑːl fˈaʊnd ɐn ɐkˌɑːmədˈeɪʃən wɪð kjˈuːbən kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪzəm ænd səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn wˈɪnɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ hɜːɹ ˈɔːdiəns baɪ kˈʊkɪŋ wɪðˌɪn ðə lˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃənz pɹˈɛzənt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ɹeɪʒˈiːm.
Though she came from a wealthy background, her father identified himself as a communist, and gave her a Russian first name in tribute to the Russian revolution (Santiago, 1998); following in his footsteps, Villapol found an accommodation with Cuban communism and succeeded in winning over her audience by cooking within the limitations present during the existing socialist regime.