Cultural professionals released a brief statement this Thursday, and in it ” return of attacking censorship Freedom of expressionIt’s a socially and democratically reinforced right in our constitution”. protection of our fundamental rights because without CULTURE there is no democracy“.
After this statement recent events in different local and regional governments vox And PP Resulting from recent elections that led to the cancellation of plays or the withdrawal of movie premieres for ostensibly ideological reasons.
Throughout this Thursday morning, the manifesto has not stopped circulating on the networks where it was posted. Approved by the Minister of Culture and Sports, miquel iceta, by institutions such as the SGAE or the Spanish Theater Network, and industry groups such as the MIM Association (Women in the Music Industry) or the Actors and Actresses Association. It is also on an ever-growing roster by numerous professionals and creators, such as Alba Flores, Rosa Montero, Aitana Sanchez Gijón, Asier Etxeandía, Susi Sánchez or Bob Pop.
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Last week, the new group of Valdemorillo city council canceled the scheduled November presentation of Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ representation. They attributed it to budgetary issues from the institution, but Pablo Huertos, producer of Defondo, the company that staged the work, explained that the decision was made after Vox member Victoria Amparo Gil came to the Ministry of Culture. Movellán and “case of an ideological veto by the incoming councillor due to the transformation of the hero of the show from male to female (…)“.
Another case made public a few days ago was when singer Rocío Saiz was forced by a local police officer to stop a concert and threatened to reveal his chest during the Pride celebration in Murcia, as the artist usually does at his concert. performances. an ambitious way.
They are not the only cases. Others have become known in recent days, for example Shot from the animated movie ‘Lightyear’ Programming a summer cinema in Santa Cruz de Bezama (Cantabria) square scene where two women kiss. The town hall is the only building in the region where Vox manages with PP and holds the ministry of culture. An incident similar to Valdemorillo’s occurred in Briviesca (Burgos), where the author of a study about a Republican teacher shot there disclosed that it was canceled by the PP government, backed by Vox and Ciudadanos.