Santana Management Reissues an Official Response Surrounding the Che Guevara Tee-shirt That Carlos Wore at the Oscars

Santana Management Reissues an Official Response Surrounding the Che Guevara Tee-shirt That Carlos Wore at the Oscars

MIAMI, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a very small number of complaints toward Carlos Santana regarding a misunderstanding about his wearing a Che Guevara tee-shirt at last February's Academy Awards and his upcoming appearance this week in Miami, Florida, Michael Jensen, spokesperson for Santana Management would like to reissue an earlier statement:

"Carlos Santana was invited to perform, along with Antonio Banderas, the winner of Best Original Song: "Al Otro Lado Del Dio" from The Motorcycle Diaries, a movie based on a nonfiction novel, the "Motorcycle Diaries" by Ernesto Guevara de la Serna and "Traveling With Che Guevara" by Alberto Granado. For that occasion, Carlos Santana wore a shirt with a Che Guevara image from a famous graphic poster underneath his suit. The image was not intended to project a single note of the hatred, anger or revolutionary ruthlessness displayed when Che Guevara was a revolutionary leader in Cuba. It was worn to honor the soulful young man portrayed in the movie, who awoke to the struggle of the disenfranchised and who had a profound political epiphany during a journey across South America. The image was not meant to be an endorsement about a man who helped to establish the Castro dictatorship in Cuba."

Carlos Santana has always preached non-violence and spiritual awakening to promote a consciousness evolution, not revolution. The film and book portrayed Che as a person who cared about the poor and the needy. Santana Management hopes that those people who were offended by the image will understand the intention in which Carlos displayed it.

Tickets for the June 1st Santana "Embrace Your Light" Tour at American Airlines Arena are still available.

PRNewswire -- June 1

Source: Carlos Santana

CONTACT: Michael Jensen, +1-626-585-9575, info@jensencom.com, for Carlos Santana

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