MADRID, Spain.- The Spanish actress and singer Beatriz Luengo dedicated some emotional words to her husband, the Cuban musician Youtuel Romero, following the premiere of the documentary Homeland and Life: The Power of Musicc, which will take place on March 7 during the Miami Film Festival, at the Silverport Cinema.
The documentary, directed by Luengo, is inspired by the song “Patria y Vida”, which has become an anthem of the Cubans and of which Yotuel Romero is co-author and interpreter.
“I have left my skin and soul so that you know that I will not let go of your hand. Neither you nor your fight. Because if something is beautiful about you, it is that love and that desire to return to your Cuba that makes you lose sleep… You will return, Yotu. We will return hand in hand as in this photo. And your people will be free, your Havana a museum with solid walls and your Malecón a promenade full of independent art”, said the actress from instagram Yotuel, banned in Cuba for his constant denunciations of the regime.
In statements Romero explained to the press that “the relationship with his country is disastrous.”
“They accuse me of being a terrorist and of harming the Cuban people. I can’t go back to Cuba, they would arrest me. What happens in Cuba is that thinking differently is a crime,” said the former member of the Orishas group.
About the work process for the documentary, Beatriz Luengo pointed out: “Here I am on the front line of battle, after a year and three months of intense work, to start this filming with no pretension beyond that of leaving a visual witness to our children and end up leading a team of almost 300 people”.
The Miami Film Festival website has explained that Homeland and Life: The Power of Music is “a powerful story about six black rappers who rewrote Cuban history and sparked a lyrical battle for human rights. An inspiring documentary about music as a social transformer”.
The song “Patria y Vida” was the winner of two Latin Grammy Awards. The world hit is banned in Cuba and one of its musicians, Maykel Osorbo, remains imprisoned by the Cuban regime.
The fortieth edition of the Miami Film Festival, which will take place from March 3 to 12, includes three other Cuban-themed film productions: the feature films Vincent B.of Carlos Lettuce and The Padilla Caseof Pavel Giroud; and the documentary I drinkby Ricardo Bacallao.
