Former Charanga Habanera singer Dantes Cardosa obtains Spanish nationality

The Cuban singerDantes Cardosa, former member ofHavana Charanga, obtained Spanish nationality along with his mother and brother, thanks to theDemocratic Memory Law (LMD), known as the Nietos Law, approved a year ago by the government of Spain.

“We are already with Spanish nationality, damn it, man, hahahaha,” the musician shared from his account onInstagram.

Dantes took advantage of the post to summarize the life story that led him to this moment that, visibly happy, he sees himself sharing with his family in the images.

“Look how incredible the story was,” he begins. “My great-grandfather of Spanish originSaint Francis of Cadiz He went to Cuba on a ship as a stowaway, fleeing the dictatorship of Spain in those years, around 1892, he met my great-grandmother who was also Spanish by birth.Andalusia, and there my grandmother was born, who had my mother, and from there came these two children (his brother and him), what a story right?

The publication has several congratulations and best wishes for the former vocalist of theHavana Charanga, a group with which he achieved national recognition when he replaced in 1998Michel Maza.

With the approval, in October 2022, of theDemocratic Memory Law, the possibility was opened for more descendants of Spaniards to choose to apply for nationality.

One of the sections that has increased the number of applicants the most is the one that includes the adult sons and daughters of those Spaniards whose nationality was recognized within the framework of the Historical Memory Law of 2007.

For Cubans, this procedure is not essential to do inHavana. Many citizens of the island choose to present their applications at the consulates of the countries where they reside. Even more so, when the process at the diplomatic headquarters in the Cuban capital usually presents many delays.

These delays have raised concerns amongthe appliers because they fear that they will not have time, since the application of the LMD has an expiration of two years, counting from October 2022, which means that it is already running its second period.

Dantes, who resides and has his own orchestra in Peru, submitted his application from a Spanish consulate outside of Cuba.

Until October of this year, some 69,000 people have received Spanish nationality around the world, especially in Latin America, with theCubans among the most benefited.