A Latin-R&B musician says she is “proud of itself“For choosing resistance.
Dominican American singer Nezza outlined an emotional representation of “El Pendón Estrellado”, the official Spanish version of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, for a Los Angeles Dodgers match on Saturday, amidst Current anti-deportation protests In the city.
In A video published on TiktokNezza, whose real name Vanessa Hernández is, is shown behind the home plate in Dodgers Stadium with a T-shirt decorated with the Dominican Republic Flag. While she touches the last high note of the national anthem, the crowd can be heard enthusiastically applauding.
Yet there are no images of its powerful version On one of the Dodgers’ Official social media platforms. According to Nezza, the reason is because she chose to sing the song in Spanish despite the wishes of the team.
Huffpost has contacted the Los Angeles Dodgers for comment, but has not received an immediate response.
In a Tiktok published on the singer’s account on Saturday after her performance, Hernández can be seen that an employee of Dodgers is told that “we are going to do the song in English today.” Overlapping text in the video reads: “Look at how the Dodgers tell me that I can’t sing the Spanish star Spangled Banner that Roosevelt literally used in 1945 … So I did it anyway.”
“El Pendón Estrellado” was written in 1945 by Clotilde Arias, a Peruvian immigrant who became a naturalized American citizen in 1942, By the Smithsonian. The US Department of Foreign Affairs has commissioned Arias to give an official Spanish translation of the national anthem in the hope that it would help “to assimilate immigrants in the United States and share its values and patriotism with Central and South America.”
In a follow-up Tiktok video that was published on Saturday evening, a “Shooken Up” Nezza told her followers that it is “safe to say that I am never allowed in that stadium again.”
‘I just had the feeling that I had to do it Para Mi Gente [for my people]”She explained.
“My parents are immigrants,” she continued. “They have been civilians all my life at the moment, but I just can’t imagine that they are being torn away from me. Not now. Not when I was a child. Never.”
On Sunday, however, the Dodgers told the Los Angeles Times that there were no hard feelingsA reporter tell that “there were no consequences of the club with regard to implementation and that Nezza would be welcome in the stadium in the future.”
However, this did not prevent fans criticizing the Dodgers in the comments sections of their official social media accounts.
“May we speak Spanish in the stadium when we go to games or will we be kicked out,” An Instagram user wrote In the commentary part of a completely non -related mail.
“Remember that Latinos fill your stadium !! 🇲🇽🇲🇽” Another Instagram user said In response to a message that a pitcher emphasizes the Dodgers.
“Your silence speaks volumes,” said another Instagram user.
“Nezza’s achievements were wonderful and you owe her a public apology”, “, A user said in response to a feel-good video With young Dodger fans on Tiktok.
“God bless America! God bless Nezza for doing the thing that unites both and in truth stands for power ❤️🤍💙,” repeated another Tiktok user.
