Paraphrasing the emblematic song “Culture is the smile” by Leon Gieco, In an interview conducted prior to the Peñas Festival in the province of Córdoba, Abel Pintos answered about the budget cut measures established by the government of Javier Milei. The melodic singer was forceful in his statement.
“Can I answer you with a song I learned when I was a kid? Culture is the smile that caresses the song. And the whole town is happy, who can say no? Only someone who wants us to have a sad heart. Oh, oh, oh, life is gone, but culture stays here”, was the stanza that Pintos, accompanied by the clapping of those present, chose to respond to the topic.
In this way, the musician from Bahía Blanca joins the various artists who take advantage of their public appearances to demonstrate against the “chainsaw plan” of Milei, which includes the removal of subsidies to finance cultural events, including music recitals.
Recently, the president Javier Milei made statements pointing against public financing of recitals and festivals. “Let the recitals go down, in Córdoba they do the Cosquín Rock, which is private, but they give you a billion pesos in the subsidy. For example, Lali Depósito received money from the state. In one of the recitals he charged 350 thousand dollars,” said the president in the midst of criticism of the governors.
