Holy SpiritAt least a hundred people, most of them very young, gathered this Monday in the Serafín Sánchez park, in the heart of Sancti Spíritus, for a night of prayer and homage to José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, known as The Tiger. The musician, who was shot in the head last Thursday in Miami for which he is torn between life and death, has shown that young people are willing to move on the Island, even if not because of the It’s a difficult life situation, but the health of the singer share.
The vigil started around 8pm, in a square full of boys, mostly between 14 and 20 years old, who started to turn on their cell phone flashlights and play some of El Taiger’s songs. sang The presence of the State Security was visible with the most alert eyes, although this was not the case for most of the participants, who were more excited about the night than if someone was watching them attentively.
” them [los agentes] “They were there more for a potential situation than to manage congestion that they organized.”
” them [los agentes] “They were there more to set up a potential situation than to manage the congestion they set up,” says a colleague from 14 middle who was present at the meeting. The ruling party has turned in recent days to the singer, who they consider a “victim of a society as violent as the American one,” which includes the statements of Abel Prieto , former Minister of Culture and current director of the Casa de las Americas. .
“Every Cuban wants to recover,” said the senior official in X, in a mail in which he shared an informative note from the Cuban Institute of Music (ICM). Prieto also pointed out that El Taiger “has not denied his nationality or his love for Cuba.”
A few hours before, the wife of the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, had expressed solidarity with the artist. “At the same time, in several cities in Cuba and in Miami, people are keeping vigil for the life of El Taiger, a popular urban artist there and here, who was the victim of a violent crime in South Florida,” wrote Lis Cuesta in social networks. “The country of Cuba is one, although hate is trying to divide it. We hope he recovers and helps his family and friends,” he said.
These methods could lead one to think that the Government is behind acts of solidarity by the musician, but this is not what was seen in Sancti Spíritus, where representatives of the political police were always watching the crowd in a watchful gaze.
In the middle of the event, a police vehicle appeared on Independencia Street, next to the park, and two police officers walked through the area, where they spoke to State Security agents, without anything special happening in the end. despite the fact that there was a truck with Special troops were placed in front of the old Pearl Hotel and several red berets went out to see the scene.
The event was still going on around 11 pm, the same day it was learned that the artist was stable. Marcel Reinosa, the manager of the Cuban reggaeton singer, said that “there is some progress,” although it is still very bad.
“The doctors announced that his kidneys started working, and that his body started to control his temperature.”
“The doctors announced that his kidneys began to work, and that his body began to control his temperature,” a sign of evolution that, however, is not very promising due to its severity This Tuesday, doctors at the Jackson Memorial will perform more tests on the artist to assess his clinical condition.
Miami Police Chief, Manuel Morales, confirmed this Monday that the case is being investigated as attempted murder based on the expert evidence found. The official confirmed that the Cuban Damián Valdez Galloso is considered a “person of interest” in the investigation and that $5,000 is being offered for his capture.
“This person has relevant information about what happened with El Taiger,” said Morales, who asked for the cooperation of citizens.
