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Benicio del Toro calls for respect
for Cuban sovereignty
Hollywood actor, Benicio del Toro, winner of an
Oscar for best supporting actor in Traffic,
by Steven Soderbergh, has called for respect for
Cuban sovereignty.
Del Toro, an actor of Puerto Rican nationality,
added his voice to the 3,780-plus intellectuals and
artists from more than 50 countries who are
condemning the aggressive and interventionist tone
of the George W. Bush government toward Cuba.
The movie star, a man dedicated to bringing art to
the masses, through which he came to identify with
Cuba, visited Havana a few years ago with director
Soderbergh and the producers of Traffic to
premiere that film on the island.
In this way he joins a prestigious gathering of
actors and artists who are defending Cuba’s
sovereignty in the face of the powerful forces that
are threatening it.
Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, Leticia Spiller,
María Rojo, Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna
and Santiago García can also be found in this
sizeable group.
Other signatories are Nobel Prize winners Nadine
Gordimer, José Saramago, Wole Soyinka, Darío Fo,
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Rigoberta Menchú, Desmond
Tutu and Zhores Alfiorov.
In addition Brazilian musician Egberto Gismonti, for
many the new Heitor Villa Lobos due to his vast
experimental work, has spoken out in favor of Cuba’s
defense in the face of threats from the United
States.
Gismonti, just before leaving Havana where he
offered an unforgettable recital with the Camerata
Romeu, expressed his sentiments of solidarity on
this issue in a letter.
The renowned director of Reed: Insurgent Mexico,
currently retired, added his name to the document
which calls on the U.S. to respect of Cuba’s
sovereignty.
In other news, Catalan writer Rosa Regás, 2001
Planeta Award winner for the “Dorothy’s Song”
yesterday alerted the world regarding about a
possible U.S. aggression against Cuba.
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