The Cuban reggaeton player Yomil Hidalgo responded to threats from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) to apply Article 204 of the Penal Code to the video clip of From Cuba I am, And stressed that Cuban cultural institutions have always despised it.
“MINCULT has always underestimated and underestimated me. Even after 6 years of a solid, transparent career with great results, I have always felt excluded from the cultural sphere of my country. But thanks to my own management I have never I cared about his support, I alone grew up, ”the artist wrote on his Twitter account.
In a later post, Yomil said that despite the threats and criticism he has been receiving since the premiere of From Cuba I am, “I’d rather risk everything for the good of all, than carry the weight on my conscience my whole life.”
UNEAC threatened Yomil with a sentence of three months to a year in prison or a fine of 100 to 300 quotas established in article 204 for those who publicly defame, denigrate or despise the heroes and martyrs of the homeland, for using in their video clip animated images of José Martí, Antonio Maceo, Camilo Cienfuegos and Mariana Grajales , among others.
The institution, through an article by its vice president Pedro de la Hoz, called Yomil a “classic example of the divorce between fame and talent.”
“A material like this would qualify in what is provided for in article 204 of the Penal Code for which he publicly defames, denigrates or despises the heroes and martyrs of the Fatherland. He, who believes himself to be a music star, knows this, and for this has been sold in the last few hours as an alleged victim, “De la Hoz said.
Another UNEAC vice president, Ernesto Limia Diaz, said Yomil’s song was due to the fact that “it needed a endorsement for the Miami-controlled record labels of Estefan, a rancid Batista stock market couple that dominates the Hispanic market. music in Florida. “
Yomil has defended himself from attacks from both sides and has assured that “Nobody finances me and I don’t want to forgive anyone”. He also denied that they wanted to threaten him with the use of Cuban procurators, while “they can use the image of martyrs for their political acts and doctrine, they can manipulate history and books.”
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