2024-02-16 00:08:03
Text: Editorial Cuba Noticias 360
Photo: Ian Padrón | Facebook
The prominent Cuban audiovisual director Ian Padrón became the new personality who announced the end of his relationship with the Cuban Professional Baseball Federation (FEPCUBE), in which he served as spokesperson for its press department.
“It is my duty to tell you that for personal reasons that everyone already knows, my collaboration as spokesperson and PR for this organization is unfeasible,†reported the renowned filmmaker and documentary filmmaker through a post on his Facebook social network account.
In the publication itself, Padrón thanks that the project “continues to move forward”, while at the same time committing to continue supporting it, “but without any position within the organization and with the personal freedom that is inalienable for each one of us.” us†.
Although the author of award-winning films and documentaries such as Habanastation or Industriales Locura Azul was one of the first visible faces to show his commitment to FEPCUBE, he has now chosen to take a separate course based on the latest controversial situations in which he has been involved. that entity.
Since the cancellation of the Intercontinental Series in Barranquilla where the FEPCUBE representative team was going to participate, several conflicts of interest and internal conflicts have come to light, which has caused several of its members to choose to part ways.
The first complaint began when the musician Yotuel, once a member of the popular group Orishas, prohibited the use of the phrase ‘Patria y Vida’ on the team’s uniforms for their first exhibition match, as had been announced with great fanfare. and dishes from weeks before.
In a statement, the performer and composer explained that the decision responded to FEPCUBE’s search for open financing, which caused differences in “communication, vision and objectives” with the self-proclaimed Patria y Vida movement.
Likewise, he clarified that contrary to what many have said, the use of the name ‘Patria y Vida’ was granted by mutual agreement and without any form of remuneration, something that FEPCUBE itself agreed on in a later statement to make also publishes his version of the story.
On the other hand, former Major League Baseball player Yunel Escobar was the first player, of the many with present and past in MLB, to distance himself from the project, alleging that his decision “is not related to any player or member of the management, it is genuinely personal.”
The former member, among other groups, of the Los Angeles Angels, stated that in his opinion FEPCUBE lacks “a clear path towards the objectives we seek to achieve, always taking into account who we are and who we represent.” , something he considered “fundamental” for his motivation.
Shortly after, Ian Padrón’s own statement appeared, and everything seems to indicate that it will not be the last, based on the murky atmosphere surrounding this series of resignations and dismissals, which began when the Colombian government, according to FEPCUBE, boycotted their participation, which ultimately led to the cancellation of the tournament.