Hundreds of people came this Wednesday to the Casa de América in Madrid, where the funeral chapel of Pablo Milanés was installed, deceased in the Spanish capital Tuesday morning.
In a short message, the institution reported that the coffin would be in the Cervantes room from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and that public access would be through the main entrance of the building, located in the central Plaza de Cibeles. People queued up from early morning, despite being a cold and cloudy morning.
The Cuban ambassador to Spain, Marcelino Medina, also visited Casa de América, where he spoke to the press. Milanés “was one of the founders of the Nueva Trova, that movement of young composers that burst onto the scene with songs with the Revolution, is that today they are a symbol of an entire generation but that they were also received with great respect, with great admiration for the current younger generations,” said the diplomat.
Similarly, a journalist alluded to the possibility that the musician’s wish was to be buried in Spain, about which he said he had no idea either.
When asked if there would be any official tribute in Cuba, Medina replied: “I have no information about it.” Similarly, a journalist alluded to the possibility that the musician’s wish was to be buried in Spain, about which he said he had no idea either; “It is a personal will that must be respected,” he said.
The Cuban singer-songwriter, a universal figure, died at the age of 79 after several weeks hospitalized for various infections resulting from his illness. Milanés suffered from a type of cancer –myelodysplastic syndrome– that diminished his immune response and for the treatment of which he moved to Spain five years ago.
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