The anthem to Cuba’s protests 

Cubans pouring into the streets to protest food shortages, power outages and a lack of COVID-19 vaccines have been singing a chant inspired by a pop song. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia has the story on how “Patria y vida” (“Homeland and life”) became protesters’ rallying cry. 

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