Lopez Obrador mourns the death of Vicente Velech

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed his sorrow on Saturday at the death of Cuban musician, singer and songwriter, Vicente Velech, at the age of 74, of a heart attack.

“Political training not only makes us aware of and committed to just causes, but also art, literature and music. That is why I will miss teacher Vicente Feliú. Listen to this song of his composition, sung with Silvio Rodriguez,” the president wrote on his official Twitter account.

The president accompanied his message with a video showing Vicente Velic and Silvio Rodriguez performing “Karim”, one of the emblematic songs of the late Cuban Troubadour.

Political training not only makes us aware of and committed to just causes, but also art, literature, and music. This is why I will miss teacher Vicente Feliú. Listen to this song written by him with Silvio Rodriguez. pic.twitter.com/of6CzVfHok

– Andres Manuel (@lopezobrador_) December 18 2021

Filch is known as one of the musicians who starred in the current called Nueva Trova, associated with the Latin American protest song.

His chosen subject “Créeme” was one of many that formed part of his career, which included composing music for plays and television and a wide range of musical tracks: “Créeme” (1978), “I Don’t Know How to Stay” (1985), “Arte poética” (1990), “Aurora” (1995), “Ansias del alba” (1997, with his brother Santiago), “Guevarianas” (1997) and “Colibrí” (2000).

Vicente Velic shared the stage with Luis Eduardo Ott (Spain), Leon Gekko, Mercedes Sosa (Argentina), Inti Elemani (Chile) and Daniel Viglietti (Uruguay).

At the beginning of 1968 Filho founded the Nueva Trova movement with Silvio Rodriguez, Pablo Milanes, Noel Nicola, Eduardo Ramos, Augusto Blanca, Sara Gonzalez and other musicians.

This movement has rescued the sound of the traditional Cuban trova with a dose of politics by being a chronicler of the great events in the Caribbean and Latin American nation.

(Information from EFE)