Julián Gil: “This is another aggression and an abuse of our culture”

Surprised, but determined to fight again.

Actor Julián Gil expressed his frustration at resuming the battle to defend the mural of the Puerto Rican flag on the facade of the restaurant La Placeta, before the new order of the city of Miami which gave instructions to remove it, although last year the decision had been announced that it might remain.

“It’s unfortunate because this is another aggression and an abuse of our culture, our rights,” the artist told Frera Hora in a telephone interview from Mexico with frustration.

“We were very surprised because he had already gotten a verdict in favor of the case, it had been closed, where the majority of the commissioners of the city of Miami voted in favor,” he said, referring to the struggle that began with the ‘opening of the establishment in 2018, as last year it celebrated victorious after the decision that the huge mural, made by the plastic artist Héctor Collazo Hernández, could remain.

“The truth that I don’t tell myself, I don’t understand. There must be some hidden agenda here. It is not understood,” he said emphatically, and shared that the mayor of Miami, Francis Suárez, told him the your support.

“He told me he was very surprised because he doesn’t understand how someone on his team reopened the case. He said he’s going to commit to the diaspora and the Latino and Puerto Rican community to support the flag to stay.” he pointed out, and reflect on the repercussions observed in the recent decision.

“I feel like a multicultural city like Miami, where we proved that this was a work of art, which was also shown to have impressive support from the Puerto Rican diaspora … It’s very delicate to dictate a sentence against the flag because it may set a very delicate precedent, “he said. “It is noticeable that it was a racist act against us, against Puerto Ricans,” he reiterated.

The plaintiff also addressed other details related to the opening of the establishment located on Biscayne Boulevard and 68 NE Street.

“This is so delicate, with the Black Lives Matter movement, everything that is happening with racism. It has been totally proven, we have demonstrated it with publications that we have, where at the time it was said that they did not want a Puerto Rican restaurant could be opened in the area because this caused a lot of people with brown skin to arrive. This is a racist act, “he lamented, reviewing the efforts involved in the struggle.

“We had an amazing war where a lot of money was spent, a lot of time was spent, a lot of energy, and now come back for no reason, for no reason at all trying to erase the flag. I think it’s totally absurd, ”he stressed about the“ remove- ”directive because it“ allegedly violates area codes ”.

“The district itself was the one that gives us permission. I didn’t paint the flag here because it made me hungry, because it was a whim of Julian’s. I went and followed the protocols I had to follow. I asked all permits and permits were approved. They wanted to revoke them and at trial it was proven that we have every right to have the flag here, and now they are reopening it. ” The actor, who started the #noborresmibandera movement, also invited to vote through Exchange.org / noborresmibandera to support the cause.

“Lawyers are already communicating. In the media I will do my best to raise my voice because the truth is no longer a matter of the restaurant, that whether the food is rich or not, it is already a completely different subject. I am representative of this flag. I represent the Puerto Ricans and we must defend it. “

With more projects on the agenda

Julián Gil shared his expressions with Primera Hora in the middle of a pause during the recordings of the soap opera What’s wrong with my family?, Where he gives life to “Carlos Iturbide”.

“My character is a successful businessman from Mexico, dedicated to the fashion and footwear industry. He is a very structured being, a great businessman who has all the success he has in his business career. that he can have at home, “he said of Juan Osorio’s production, which he said will be released on February 22.

“In the case of my character, he has completely fractured his relationship with his son and is trying to be able to establish that relationship,” shared the actor, who on January 27 shared a message for his son Maties as the reason for the his birthday.

“The child is already 4 years old and I am still unable to establish the paternal-filial relationship. These are decisions of the mother,” she said, referring to Venezuelan actress Marjorie de Sousa.

“Now it’s time to wait, for time to somehow do its job, because we already realized that neither legally, nor on the part of the mother, anything is being achieved,” he lamented.

“I feel bad, frustrated, sad, helpless, but it’s part of what I’ve had to live with and I have to move on,” he said with some resignation, although he clarified that he will not give up in his struggle.

“I did and will continue to do whatever is in my hands. People saw the struggle that was done, that heaven and earth moved, but when you can’t, you can’t.”

very in love

On the other hand, it celebrates the stage that lives in its relation with the Mexican journalist Valeria Marin.

“Before yesterday (Wednesday) we celebrated a year of relationship,” he said enthusiastically. “The truth that very happy. I feel extremely lucky, happy, happy to have found her. I think she is a woman who has come into my life at a very important time and to give a lot of joy,” said the actor , which recently faced the COVID-19.

“I feel much better. I still have sequelae, like fatigue, pain in the body. I still feel some pressure in the area of ​​the lungs,” he revealed about the disease. “It’s a little hard for me to breathe. But I think it’s kind of part of the process, which is going down slowly.”