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Divo de Placetas cancels presentation at Los Marlins stadium

The artist Eduardo Antonio refused to participate in the celebration of Cuban Heritage Day, at the Los Marlins stadium.

Eduardo Antonio, más conocido como El Divo de Placetas. © Instagram / Eduardo Antonio
Eduardo Antonio, better known as El Divo de Placetas. Photo © Instagram / Eduardo Antonio

Eduardo Antonio, whom everyone knows as El Divo de Placetas, joined the list ofartists who have refused to participate in the celebration of Cuban Heritage Day at the Los Marlins stadium, scheduled for May 18.

The artist published a brief message on his social network profileInstagram, where he officially announced the cancellation of his presentation at the stadiumThe Marlins.

El Divo received numerous messages of gratitude for supporting Cuban emigration, and among the comments many remembered what happened last year during the V World Baseball Classic, when in a Cuba-USA gameThe Marlins prevented fans wearing sweaters with the slogan Patria y Vida from entering the stadium.

Recently the comedy duoLos Pichy Boys They also issued an official statement in whichThey rejected any event that includes the Miami Marlins.

"This exile has a memory and there are more of us worthy Cubans," stated Alejandro González and Maikel Rodríguez in their account in thered social X.

Likewise, the teamThe Follies of Miguelín, known for its popularity insocial networks, announced his refusal to take part in Cuban Heritage Day, an event scheduled to celebrate the Cuban presence in Major League Baseball.

The decision was announced through the official account of theinfluencer Miguel David Estevez, who shared a statement on his Instagram stories.

Screenshot Instagram / miguelindavid

In the statement they expressed that, although the invitation was seen as an opportunity,The events of March 2023 cannot be ignored.

Cuban professional boxing champion Yordenis Ugáspublicly broke with the management of the Miami Marlins professional baseball team, who rejected the invitation to participate in the event for Cuban Heritage Day.

The boxer justified his decision by the affront to the Cuban exile during the celebration of the V World Baseball Classic in March 2023.

The one who did confirm that he will participate in the celebration is the singer Leoni Torres. The artist announced thatwill sing the Cuban national anthem at the Miami Marlins stadium.

That day "history will be made," Leoni said in his account.Instagram, where many Cubans have criticized his decision.

HeCuban Heritage Day It is a celebration that is usually celebrated on May 20, the date on which the republic was established in Cuba in 1902.

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