Singer Francisco Céspedes attacked President López Obrador after a concert in Hermosillo, Sonora. The composer accused the President of inviting Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel, as one of the most important international personalities, to the celebration of the national holidays last year. “When you come to a country that is in great need, when there is a president who invites a Cuban dictator on September 15 and puts him at the head, I don’t know, I mean you can invite any president, him but do not use.” as the supreme. Because that’s why I don’t like this guy very much and I hope he dies,” said Céspedes, who is a Cuban and Mexican citizen.
Statements by Francisco Cespedes. Photo: RR. HH | Video: HR HH
On September 16, 2021, Díaz Canel attended the military parade celebrating the 211th anniversary of Mexico’s independence and took pride of place among the guests at the celebration. He delivered a speech at the event and attended the meeting of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac). Céspedes continued his testimony, claiming that many people “worship presidents and convert them to Jesus Christ.” In conclusion, I would like to say that many people die for their political representatives until they fight over them with their friends.
Hours after the controversial words, the singer of hits like “Esta Vida Loca” or “Pensar en ti” switched his Twitter account to “private” mode to block the reactions and interactions that the video had after it was broadcast. López Obrador’s wife, Beatriz Gutiérrez Müeller, responded to Céspedes’ words via her Instagram account: “Mexico gave you everything. Don’t forget that, friend. To continue later: “Poor man. I do not wish you death, but a happy life, so that you do not hate. He also retweeted a message that said, “No singer-songwriter who wishes another human being dead, as Francisco Céspedes did to López Obrador, should never be heard from again.” Their songs and lyrics are filled with hatred and inhumanity.”
Answer from Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller to Francisco Céspedes.RR. HH
The friendship between Díaz Canel and López Obrador is more than palpable. During the Mexican president’s six-year tenure, the two have met five times, and in January of this year López Obrador’s office announced that Díaz-Canel would receive the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest honor for a foreign head of state. A gesture that deepens the close political and economic relationship between the two presidents and goes beyond the symbolic.
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