José Luis "El Puma" Rodríguez: "Maduro has two ways to go out, vertically or horizontally"

"There are 90% of the inhabitants of the countries, with the exception of some latecomers, who do not agree … The dictator has nowhere to go. It has two ways to go out, vertically or horizontally … With feet forward, "said José Luis" El Puma "Rodríguez in an interview with the Argentine TV show Marianne's diary.

The Venezuelan singer to participate in concert organized by British millionaire Richard Branson on the Colombian border with Venezuela to put pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government to allow the entry of humanitarian aid.

"Humanitarian aid will enter Venezuela, whether or not the government wants to give up power," wrote Rodríguez, famous in the 1980s for "Dueño de Nada" and "Peabad" in a statement on Monday.

This is the first live show offered by the Puma, 76, since his double lung transplant in 2017..

Alongside him are Venezuelan Nacho reggaeton, Spain's Alejandro Sanz and Miguel Bosé, Colombians Carlos Vives and Juanes, Brazil's Anitta, Puerto Rican Luis Fonsi and Britain's Peter Gabriel, among others.

The Venezuela Aid Live concert will take place on 22 February in Cucuta, Colombia, one day before the scheduled date for opposition leader Juan Guaidó – recognized by half a hundred countries as interim president – for humanitarian aid to enter the country.

"Venezuela is suffering – it was not so long ago, it was the richest country in South America and is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere," Branson said. , founder of the Virgin group, announcing the concert last week. it will prevent the pbadage of international aid because it considers it a gateway to foreign intervention.

Some 2.3 million Venezuelans (7% of the population) have emigrated since 2015, according to the UN, escaping the biggest economic crisis in the recent history of the oil country, with hyperinflation being estimated at 10 000 000% for this year. the IMF.