| 19/02/2021 – 19:13 (GMT-4)
The Union of Cuban Writers and Artists has issued a statement about “Patria y Vida”, the play by Yotuel, Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky, which generated quite a bit of controversy among Cubans and particularly disturbed the regime.
“With indescribable disgust, I saw social networks invaded, with the worst attempts at musical speeches, in the alleged intention of giving the public the image of an artistic movement in opposition to the position of the Cuban Revolution,” he said in a statement. issued this Friday.
The statement states that “although it is unfortunate that a clown like him chose music as his language, even more unfortunate is his appearance on data as relevant to Cuban musicians as the 94th anniversary of the birth of Juan Almeida Bosque, 203rd anniversary the birth of Perucho Figueredo and the 58th anniversary of Benny Moré’s death; figures that, from different angles, have taught us that music and art, in general, assume the greatest meaning and embody the greatest responsibility, when it comes to serving the Fatherland. “
The UNEAC statement emphasizes that it is unfortunate and embarrassing that at a time when the avant-garde of the Cuban music movement is involved in sustaining the spiritual life of our people, characters born and trained in our nation use their voices based on your mercenary’s growing popularity.
“The Cuban people vigorously reject them, convinced that the Empire that today applauds them and throws away their coins, like Rome, pays the traitors, but despises them,” he says.
“At the time of the shooting, Major General Perucho Figueredo, the author of our National Anthem, reminded us that dying for the homeland is alive. For this reason, faced with the ignominy of jesters like those who committed this crime, we reiterate once again our slogan irreplaceable: “Homeland or death: We will win!”, concludes the statement.
Less than 72 hours after the premiere, the song “Patria y Vida” exceeded one million views and YouTube.
There were also voices from the ruling party that maintained a critical stance against the song, which promises to be a kind of anthem for Cuba’s freedom.
Even the Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel quoted a passage from the play Little Daytime Serenade, by Silvio Rodríguez, to answer the theme Homeland and life, said: “This is how the homeland is sung”.
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