The Cuban singer-songwriter Jenny Sotolongo, This girl, who became known in the 90s for her participation in the public forums in the Elián González case, is now demanding freedom for her homeland.
Jenny, who lives in the United States, said on her Facebook wall that many people had asked her to write a song about the social, economic and political crisis of the Cuban people and to talk about freedom.
“I feel very motivated to do this because I am deeply disturbed by the misfortune that we Cubans have been experiencing for so many years and that still does not end,” she said.
“If this song is perhaps intended to give my people somehow more strength to lose their fear of expressing their opinions, protesting, fighting for their rights and for what they want, then I will write it “more zeal,” he added.
The young woman recalled that there are already very valuable songs for this purpose and quoted in particular “Home and life“, which has become an anthem for them and a rallying cry for the Cubans.
The 34-year-old singer clarified that she has never spoken out on the issue for several reasons, but above all because she has seen that expressing political ideas encourages Cubans to argue, so many humiliate each other.
“I have received several attacks and insults because I was the girl who sang on the podium 24 years ago. Mind you, I wasn’t the only one, but for some reason I was always referred to as the most representative or representative person. “That’s the most remarkable thing in this context,” he revealed.
Jenny emphasized that the open stalls were a very important part of her life and that she had no regrets about it.
The former “prodigy” of Cuban singing, born in Ciego de Ávila and mother of two girls, has developed a successful career outside her country that includes concerts, albums and participation in reality TV shows and others Competitions in the United States and Europe.
In January of this year, he dedicated a song to the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, the patron saint of Cuba, who he said was a great blessing on his path.
In 2017, she took part in a tribute show for the late Selena Quintanilla, “one of the most beautiful and interesting experiences I have had in my musical career.”
The following year he fulfilled an old dream by… Meet the popular Mexican musician Marco Antonio Solíswho was in the audience at one of his concerts in Las Vegas.
“Yesterday, as we were singing, I spotted one of my favorites in the audience: Maestro Marco Antonio Solís,” Sotolongo wrote in a post on Facebook, thanking the musician “for his simplicity and affection.”