Where did the songs and slogans chanted at Cuba protests come from?
The music video has garnered over 7 million views and continues to be chanted in protests both in Cuba and Florida.Estefan in collaboration with the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, a nonprofit group, released the music video to Libertad Tuesday. However Estefan, born in Cuba, said they've been working on the video for months. In May, the video was shot in Cuba, with individual people capturing footage in secret to avoid repercussions from the government, Estefan told USA TODAY.
Throughout the song, images of Cuban people in their homes, in protests and fighting in the street are played. Lyrics mention silence is the"enemy of liberty" and"every human being deserves freedom." The song also references the Cuban government using"force" to silence people.
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