Julián Gil: “This is another attack and abuse on our culture”

Surprised, but determined to fight again.

Actor Julián Gil expressed his frustration at the resumption of the fight to defend the mural painting of the Puerto Rican flag on the facade of La Placita restaurant, Before the new order of the city of Miami that gave instructions for its elimination, despite the fact that last year the decision was announced that it could remain.

“It’s unfortunate, because this is still an aggression and abuse of our culture, of our rights,” the artist told Primera Hora in a frustrated telephone interview in Mexico.

“We were very surprised because he had already obtained a decision in favor of the case, it had been closed, where the majority of Miami commissioners voted in favor of it,” he said, referring to the fight that began with the establishment opening in 2018. already when last year he celebrated victoriously after the decision that the huge mural, made by the plastic artist Héctor Collazo Hernández, could remain.

“The truth is that I can’t explain it, I don’t understand. There must be a hidden agenda here. It is not understood “, he said emphatically and shared the fact that the mayor of Miami, Francis Suárez, expressed his support.

“He told me that he was very surprised because he did not understand how someone from his team reopened the case. He said he would engage in the diaspora and the Latino and Puerto Rican community to claim that the flag remains, “he said, reflecting on the repercussions he sees in the recent decision.

“It seems to me that being a multicultural city like Miami, where I have shown that this is a work of art, that it has also been shown that there is impressive support from the diaspora in Puerto Rico … It is very delicate to pronounce a sentence. against the flag. because it can set a very delicate precedent, “he said.” You can say it was a racist act against us, against Puerto Ricans, “he reiterated.

The actor also addressed other details related to the opening of the unit located on Biscayne Boulevard and NE 68 Street.

“It’s so delicate, with the Black Lives Matter movement, everything that happens with racism. It was fully demonstrated, I demonstrated it with the publications we have, where at that time it was said that they did not want to open a restaurant in Puerto Rico in the area, because that made many people come with brown skin. This is a racist act “, he cried and analyzed the efforts involved in the fight.

“We had an incredible war in which a lot of money was spent, a lot of time, a lot of energy was spent and now we are returning for no reason, for no reason to try to erase the flag. I think it’s totally absurd, “he said of the” elimination “guide, because” it’s supposed to violate area codes. “

“It was the same district that gave us permission. I didn’t paint the flag there because I wanted to, because it was a whim of Julián’s. I went and followed the protocols I had to follow. I applied for all the permits and the permits were approved. They wanted to revoke them and in the process it turned out that we have every right to have the flag there, and now I open it again ”. The actor, who also started the #noborresmibandera movement, invited to vote through Change.org/noborresmibandera to support the cause.

“Lawyers are already communicating. I will do everything I can to raise my voice in the media, because the truth is no longer a restaurant issue, whether the food is rich or not is a totally different matter. I’m the representative of that flag. I represent the Puerto Ricans and we must defend him. “

With several projects on the agenda

Julián Gil shared his expressions with Primera Hora in the middle of a break during the recordings of the soap opera What happens to my family?, where he gives life to “Carlos Iturbide”.

“My character is a successful Mexican businessman, dedicated to the fashion and footwear industry. He is a very structured being, a great businessman who has all the success he has in his business career is what he wants to have at home “, he said about the production of Juan Osorio, who, according to what was announced, will have his premiere on February 22.

“In the case of my character, his relationship with his son is completely fractured and he is trying to establish this relationship,” said the actor, who on January 27 shared a message for his son Matías as the reason for his birthday.

“The baby is 4 years old and I still can’t establish the parent-child relationship. These are my mother’s decisions, “he said, referring to Venezuelan actress Marjorie de Sousa.

“Now all we have to do is wait for time to do its job, because we have already realized that nothing can be done legally or on the part of the mother,” he lamented.

“I feel bad, frustrated, sad, helpless, but it’s part of what I had to live with and I have to move on,” he said with some resignation, although he clarified that he will not give up his fight.

“I have done and will continue to do everything I can. People have seen the fight that has taken place, that it has moved the sky and the earth, but when it cannot be done, it cannot be ”.

So in love

On the other hand, he celebrates the scene he is experiencing in his relationship with Mexican journalist Valeria Marin.

“The other day (Wednesday) we celebrated a year of relationships,” he said enthusiastically. “The truth is that I am very happy. I feel extremely lucky, happy, happy to have found her. I think she is a woman who came into my life at a very important moment and who gives a lot of joy “, said the actor, who recently confronted COVID-19.

“I feel better. I still have sequelae, such as fatigue, body aches. I still feel some pressure in my lungs,” he said of the disease. “It takes me a while to breathe. from the process, that it is slowly decreasing ”.