The Interview given by actress and presenter Irela Bravo to Alexander Otaola continues to cause controversy. The tense meeting, in which the artist avoided direct criticism of the Cuban government, not only divided Cubans on the issue but also led to memes and even a parody of a popular guaracha.
The program La Mesa Nostra (America Tevé) – hosted by Iván Moynelo – not only examines the opinions of the commentators of this space on this topic, He left a parody of “María Cristina”, the immortal Guaracha of Ñico Saquito, in this case adapted to Irela and her current situation.
“Irela Bravo just stayed and a lot of people disagree…Miami is very hot because some think she comes to snitch. Irela Bravo doesn't plan to return and she doesn't care what people say, with “So much Jama that she suddenly saw, Irela Bravo doesn't want to return,” the song begins.
Despite it, The parody reserves its sharpest and funniest part for the original song's dialogue.characterized in this case by the phrases “I can't”, “I'm not doing it”, “I'm afraid”, alluding to the actress's persistent refusal to express any critical opinion.
“I can’t condemn Díaz-Canel; I can't insult Fidel; I can't humiliate Raúl; talk about the prisoners, I'm an artist; Praise Donald Trump, I'm afraid; Back to Cuba, to Cuba? I'm not going to Cuba, no, no…” says the fragment.
The issue further highlights the alleged opportunism that many attribute to the actress' attitude: “With the residency I can travel to enjoy something delicious that I had to stay. That means enjoying living from the history that I had to stay.”
On the show, the panelists weighed in on the controversy sparked by Irela's stance.
While some criticize his silence and his excuses, others are more understanding, ask for time and see the real reason for his excuses primarily as the need to return to Cuba to see his ninety-year-old mother.
Last Monday, Alexander Otaola, for his part, expressed his opinion on the matter Interview by Irela Bravo with El Mañanero and concluded that the Cuban actress belongs to the group of “bread and steak” immigrants.
“In this program we call the bread with steak the community of Cubans who want to achieve status in the United States, a quiet life without having to take sides against the dictatorship, to keep coming back and showing the people inside the United States “Island how much they have prospered while they continue to be in misery,” Otaola noted.
The influencer believes that Irela was always the carrier of a “cowardly” and “ambiguous” message during the interview, but at the same time made it clear that the disappointed Cubans on the island no longer believe in the revolution and the system. , alluding to the artist's ninety-year-old mother, who encouraged her to emigrate.
Alexander Otaola says that after the reaction that the interview caused, Irela Bravo does not believe that she will be the same again, but that she will “adjust” her impressions.
Exiled Cuban doctor Alexander Raúl Pupo Casas also said he was disappointed by the attitude he had seen from Irela Bravo a lot of “fear of the truth and complicity with lies.”
Irela Bravo admitted in the interview that she stays in Miami to improve the quality of life of her family on the island and her own. something he defined as an act of “survival.”
The actress will take part in the humorous film “Havana in Hialeah”. in which she will play her popular character “Cachita,” the same one she played in the popular Cuban television show “Vivir del Cuento.”