Cuban exile members in Miami They held an act in which they passed a flattening machine over records by the Italian Laura Pausini, a traditional form of protest that they assume from time to time against certain artists.
The act, organized by the Vigilia Mambisa group, was held on Saturday in front of the Versailles restaurant, an emblematic restaurant located in the Little Havana neighborhood of this city in southern Florida, according to a report from Eph.
Tonight I was supposed to
perform at the mega concert of@1075 love @UforiaMusica
As you know, I tested positive for covid and that’s why I can’t participate. I’m sorry
very much and I want to send a hug to everyone and also good luck to my loved ones
colleagues who will be singing for everyone ?— Laura Pausini (@LauraPausini) May 21, 2022
The protest was motivated, according to the agency Ephfor a photo in which the popular singer would appear together with members of State Security, the intelligence and counterintelligence agencies of the Cuban Government.
The protesters held signs that read messages such as “Laura Pausini, Castroist, communist, friend of (Cuban President) Díaz-Canel” and also unfurled protest banners against the president of the United States, Joe Biden, who was also flattened in the street. street.
The criticism against Pausini, who recently tested positive for COVID-19 and therefore had to cancel a concert that was scheduled for this weekend in Florida, was added to that received by the Cuban Van Van orchestra during the recital it offered on Friday in the town of Pembroke Pines, northwest of Miami.
That day, near the Charles Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, where the band performed, a few Cuban exiles gathered to show their rejection of the presence of this “communist” orchestra, according to local media.
Days ago, the group Actions 4 Freedom had made a petition on the Change.org platform to ask the city of Pembroke Pines to cancel this concert, but city officials explained that the venue had been rented by the company organizing the concert and that breaching the contract would be subject to legal consequences.
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«Los Van Van is a music band that historically supported and collaborated with the Cuban dictatorship; his unconditional support for the Communist Party of Cuba has made his presence unwelcome in South Florida,” said those responsible for the online petition.
The go goone of the distinguished groups of Cuban music, continues to be one of the most popular orchestras among Cubans.
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