MIAMI, United States. — Cuban ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel, on an official visit to Russia, reacted this Tuesday to the death of Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés, who died yesterday at the age of 79.
“Pablo has died, we read when we wake up this Tuesday in Russia and the pain comes with the news. One of our greatest musicians physically disappears. Inseparable voice of the soundtrack of our generation. My condolences to his widow and his children, to Cuba,” Díaz-Canel wrote on his Twitter account.
Pablo is dead, we read when we wake up this Tuesday in #Russia and the pain comes with the news.
One of our greatest musicians physically disappears. Inseparable voice of the soundtrack of our generation.
My condolences to his widow and children, to #Cuba. pic.twitter.com/fZzJ0mqb1V
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) November 22, 2022
“Culture in Cuba is mourning the death of Pablo Milanés, renowned Cuban singer-songwriter, one of the founders of the Nueva Trova Movement. Our most heartfelt condolences reach your family and friends,” Manuel Marrero, prime minister of the regime, wrote on the same social network.
The culture in #Cuba is mourning the death of Pablo Milanés, renowned Cuban singer-songwriter, one of the founders of the Nueva Trova Movement.
Please extend our deepest condolences to your family and friends. pic.twitter.com/lbjiTISjbg– Manuel Marrero Cruz (@MMarreroCruz) November 22, 2022
Despite the critical stance assumed by the troubadour against the Cuban dictatorship in recent decades, state institutions and the official press did not ignore the death of Pablo, who was, along with Silvio Rodríguez, one of the founders of the movement of New Trova.
“Author of a monumental work, his musical legacy constitutes an inescapable reference of Cuban identity and culture and his songs and masterful interpretations are part of the soundtrack of the Cuban Revolution in their own right,” said the Ministry of Culture (MINCULT) in a note published this Tuesday.
The entity highlights that the death of Pablo Milanés “occurs just as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of that extraordinary cultural event that was the Foundation of the Nueva Trova Movement, of which he is one of the fundamental pillars.”
“Pablo was a great poet, a great singer. His musical work is immortal, ”adds the MINCULT statement.
With greater coldness, the official press made brief mention of the death of the Cuban singer-songwriter.
“The renowned Cuban troubadour Pablo Milanés passed away,” the newspaper published Granmaofficial organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.
rebel youth He also echoed the death of the troubadour: “The Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés dies in Spain.”
the digital portal cubadebateanother of the most far-reaching official media, reported: “Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés dies.”
In most cases, the official media echoed the statement issued by MINCULT. It should be noted that the death of the troubadour has so far not generated any type of special coverage. Neither have appeared, for the moment, apologetic texts to the figure of him.
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