The young Cuban, Claudia Guevara, who identifies on social media as miamisfamily, posted a video in which she claims that the security staff at the Kaseya Center in Miami prevented her from entering with a Cuban flag to the concert of Ricardo Arjona.
"I was trying to enter the Arjona concert with the Cuban flag, and when they saw it was a flag, they told me I couldn't bring it in and had to leave it in the car. Can you believe that? I can't believe it," Guevara says in the video, recorded at the entrance of the venue.
The young woman explains that her intention was simply to unfurl it at the right moment: "The flag doesn't say anything, it was just the flag to be opened at the necessary time, nothing more."
The recording shows other Cubans in the same situation, also in the entry line, who were similarly prevented from entering with their flags. "They are experiencing exactly the same thing. You cannot enter the Arjona concert with a Cuban flag," Guevara concludes.
According to the video description, the young woman wanted to display the national flag during the song "Puente," in which the Guatemalan singer-songwriter uses the metaphor of a 90-mile bridge to symbolize reconciliation between Cubans on the Island and the diaspora.
However, several users who commented on the post clarified that the measure is not ideologically motivated nor specific to the Cuban flag: it is an official policy of the Kaseya Center that prohibits the entry of flags, banners, and posters of any kind at all its events.
"The Kaseya is the one that doesn't allow flags, it has nothing to do with the artists," wrote a mother in the comments.
Journalist Alexis Boentes was straightforward: "You cannot enter with flags. Wherever they are from."
Another user explained the practical reason for the rule: "It's not about Arjona's concert, it's the policy of Kaseya, just like no selfie sticks, etc. No signs either. And it's not a policy issue! Imagine if someone in front of you holds up a sign or a flag. It obstructs the view for others. The same goes for selfie sticks that could hit someone."
A concertgoer who attended the show the day before clarified the situation: "At the concert, many people had Cuban flags and those of other countries. I went yesterday, but they are quite strict at the entrance."
Another user noted that the same situation occurred in other states: "In Arizona, the same thing happened at their concert, and it wasn’t with Cubans, but with some people from Guatemala who were in front of me in line; they weren’t allowed to bring the flag in."
There were certainly those who defended the measure straightforwardly: "Your work is very good, this is neither a protest nor a caravan; it's a concert."
The incident occurs days after Arjona had a very emotional moment in Houston on March 26, when he improvised a fragment of "Puente (Caribe)" upon seeing the venue filled with Cuban flags.
"There are so many flags of Cuba that at least a little piece I am going to sing," said the artist before starting the song, provoking shouts of "Freedom!" and tears among the attendees.
The four sold-out concerts by Arjona at the Kaseya Center in Miami are part of his tour "Lo que el seco no dijo" associated with the album SECO (2025). The last one is next Monday, April 6.
The artist has been traveling to more than 30 cities in the United States since January 30.
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