Authors:
Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri and José Alberto López Rafaschieri
www.morochos.net
For the hard-line Latin American democratic thought, the Juanes presentation in Cuba was interpreted as a betrayal, because it saw the show as a vote of recognition to the regime. However, this event could be read from another perspective:
Juanes, Miguel Bose and Olga Tañon are one of the most important representatives of the entertainment capitalism in Latin America and Spain. What these artists symbolize is globalization, current trends, status, individuality, consumerism, freedom, and values very different from those that once were promoted by the Cuban government.
In Fidel's Cuba, characterized by backwardness, repression, intolerance and isolation, it would have been unthinkable a show featuring open societies icons.
But by mutual agreement, the government of Cuba and the singers installed platforms at the emblematic Revolution Square, as if to demonstrate to Cubans the other world that exists outside of socialist oppression.
So the Juanes concert in Havana represents something never seen during the Fidel era: Cuba opening up to international culture. Symbols of change that undermine the foundations of the undemocratic regime built by Fidel Castro.
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Totally agree in fact the main critic that some say is that in the front line of the crowd it was just filled with Comunist Youth of the party and G2, and government family, I say Even Better: those are the ones who messages of Change, Freedom, Rock, Fearless Attitude are more important to deliver for. Sometimes cubans think like they have the "tragedy" and martir monopoly, in fact Colombian, Spanish, Chilean, Argentinean, Peruvian, among other counties know what a 40 years Dictadure, a 40 years internal war, decades of pain, thousands of exiles is all about and they can teach and help cuban with new ideas and perspectives based in experience (like Juanes and Bose) all those countries know that reconciliation strategies, family reunions, interchange using culture, are the best way to undermine strong politic systems based in isolation which is the best way to control a country. Embargo is perfect for Cuba. Juanes Concert is very disturbing for Castros and should be more and more like this...
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