| 20/02/2021 – 17:38 (GMT-4)
After Cuban pro-government media called musician Yotuel Romero a “rider” for being married to a young Spanish artist, several netizens circulated a meme that reminded the island’s government that the daughter of former President Raúl Castro also she is married to a foreigner.
The fans of the singer, one of the performers of the song that has tightened the nerves of officialdom in the Caribbean nation, Homeland and Life, Have not wanted to lose humor in the face of provocations that say Yotuel is “rider” for being married to the actress and singer Beatriz Luengo.
Instead, they have responded with a reminder that Mariela Castro, Daughter of Raúl Castro, she has been married not to one, but to two foreigners.
Mariela Castro’s first marriage was to Chilean Juan Gutiérrez Fischmann (the relationship lasted from 1983-1989) and she later married Italian photojournalist Paolo Titolo, who has been accused of being an extortionist. the supply of inputs destined to the Cuban ministry and fishing industry, and to control the export of Cuban seafood to the European market.
Other social media users recall that Fidel and Raúl Castro’s mother, Lina Ruz, began her relationship with Ángel Castro, a wealthy Galician 28 years her senior, at just 18 years old.
“In a vilely racist and hateful act, Cuban officials describe Yotuel as a” rider “for being married to the Spanish Beatriz Luengo. These cowards would be good to refresh their memory a bit …”, says one of the post .
“Lina Ruz (mother of Fidel and Raúl Castro) at just 18 years old begins her relationship with Ángel Castro, a wealthy Galician, married and 28 years older than her. Before slandering and trying to disqualify a worthy Cuban we must look at the stones from his own shoe, ”the publication expresses.
After the resounding success of the theme Homeland and Life, where Yotuel, the duo Gent de Zona, Descemer Bé, Maykel Osorbo and Funky Style sing about the freedom of the island and describe the tragic social situation facing Cubans, the government reacted furiously against the musicians.
In an image published by the official blogger known as Cuban Warrior, Yotuel is called a “rider”, But the others did not run with better luck: to People of the zone they called “the gentussa”, to Maykel Osorbo “delinquent” already Descemer called “to him; drug addict”. Then, in the image, they placed the legend “God creates them and the rider joins them”, referring to the former member of Orishas, Who was in charge of the production of the subject.
This unfortunate image was later shared by the official portal Cubadebate, and even for senior official of the Ministry of Culture.
The reactions were not long in coming, including those of Beatriz Luengo, who published an emotional post in defense of her husband.
“The Cuban government says ‘jinetero’ to Yotuel for being married to me and being Spanish. He already insulted him by calling him ‘polished bold’. That doesn’t define Yotuel, gentlemen of the Cuban government. That defines you. that they have nothing more to say about a man than all he has done is music, art and representation for his people, ”he wrote on his Instagram profile.
“What you do is slander with contemptuous and racist lies and comments. My husband, on the other hand, doesn’t need to invent anything about their lives, just explain what his people humanly live because you are so angry,” she said. .
“And look how great and wonderful THE TRUTH is that not only have they shared the song from the European Parliament but all the media worldwide, the music lists and the tears of the Cubans endorse the words of @yotuel @gentedezona @ descemerbueno “I would like to know what you support,” he said.
Yotuel also responded to the Cuban government’s racist and derogatory comments, but this time preferred to rub his face with the scope of his issue. Homeland and Life.
The musician shared a short video on his social media in which he appears sitting in front of Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, and his wife, the Spanish Beatriz Luengo, is heard in the background asking the team that plays the song.
The voice-controlled smart device immediately identified the issue and began playing the song, which in less than 72 hours after its release garnered more than a million views on Youtube.