Yotuel Romero An April Fool's joke sparked a debate on social media that drew the ire of communists.
The singer announced that he would be releasing a rum with his name on it. The promotional image showed a bottle with a label that closely resembled that of an expensive Havana Club rum made off-island in Panama.
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Some independent press outlets, influencers and content creators on the networks began to speculate about the launch of the brand. Yotuel rum.
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The debate intensified when several regime spokesmen published posts on social networks expressing outrage at the use of a label that they said was a plagiarism of the Havana Club label.
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Among the official voices that accused Yotuel on the networks of producing a rum very similar to Cuban is the former spy Gerardo Hernández. The CDR coordinator usually prides himself on being well informed, but this time he didn't know where the ball came from.
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Another who criticized the fake rum label was the singer Arnaldo Rodríguez, Director of Talisman. He completely fell for the joke. He tried to laugh and it ended up being the meme.
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Yotuel prepared his joke in advance and at the height of the debate on social networks, he uncorked the bottle and offered a bitter drink to the innocents who fell for his trick.
The artist assured that he took note of everything that was said to him and came up with excellent ideas for future releases. He is passionate about being at the center of the debate and has no problem playing on the feelings of “innocent communists.”