It has a curious name for a Cuban. What is the origin?
I once said at a conference that I am Spanish and everyone laughed. My name is of Arabic origin. The typical Said, although I am Sayde, one of the most used in the Arab world. It’s like Pedro or José in the Ibero-American region. I have a Chinese nickname, Chaling-chong, of Cantonese origin. And I have a second nickname, García, which is also one of the most used in the Ibero-American region. Essentially this is me.
But he was born in Cuba.
I am a Spaniard born in Cuba. I studied music. I came to Spain in 2002 with a delegation on behalf of the Cuban dictatorship and took advantage of a job offer and escaped by force. They discovered he was deserting and there was violence. I always thank the National Police who saved me from the beating. That was 20 years ago, almost 21, and Argentinian troubadour Carlos Gardel used to say that 20 years is nothing. Is not true.
Source: DN
