A week ago the Cuban protest song won the Latin Grammy for Song of the Year 鈥� and became an even bigger cultural phenomenon. Now it's set to be the subject of a film.
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鈥淧atria y Vida鈥� was already an international sensation when it took two Latin Grammys last week (including Best Urban Song). That鈥檚 because it was the anthem for unprecedented anti-government protests that shook communist Cuba last summer.
A feature-length documentary now in production will look at how 鈥淧atria y Vida鈥� was created and how it became a freedom cry for Cubans. Two of the song鈥檚 writers and performers 鈥� Yotuel Romero and Beatriz Luengo 鈥� are partnering with Exile Content studios in Los Angeles to make the film.
The hip-hop track was written and performed by several singers living in Cuba and Miami. Its title means 鈥淗omeland and Life" 鈥� a critical poke at the Cuban regime slogan 鈥淧atria o Muerte,鈥� or 鈥淗omeland or Death.鈥� Its chorus tells the island鈥檚 dictatorship 鈥測a se acab贸鈥� 鈥� Your time is up.
Two of 鈥淧atria y Vida鈥檚鈥� composers 鈥� Maykel Osorbo and Luis Manuel Otero Alc谩ntara 鈥� are in jail in Cuba now for their roles in the song.
