“The culture in Cuba is in mourning for the death of Pablo Milanes,” Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz tweeted Monday night.
In early November, he announced he was being hospitalized and canceled concerts.WireImage
“Your kisses don’t matter to me because I have a new love/to whom I promise you I will give my life,” the tune goes. Those experiences did not dampen his revolutionary fervor, however, and he began to incorporate politics into his songwriting, collaborating with musicians such as Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola.
Milanés was friendly with Castro, critical of U.S. foreign policy and for a time even a member of the communist government’s parliament. He considered himself loyal to the revolution and spoke of his pride at serving Cuba. Yet he was unafraid to speak his mind and occasionally advocated publicly for more freedom on the island.
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