Resident, exclusively with Nelson Castro after the resignation of the governor of Puerto Rico: "Change the story completely"

René Pérez, resident alias, is still moved by the shocking mobilization of Puerto Ricans who made Governor Ricardo Rosselló fall. The politician resigned amidst a political crisis triggered by the flight from a discussion with macho and homophobic messages. "I think everyone has taken the lead." Unity as a country is the protagonist of what has just happened and completely change the story"said the singer in a exclusive interview with Nelson Castro, The correspondent.

The old 13th Street, dressed in a black shirt bearing the legend "Making Homeland", was one of the main drivers of the demonstrations as well as other island artists such as Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny.

"I had never seen an event with only Puerto Rican flags"Pérez insisted on the special moment that the island crosses." The energy I felt as a country was all new. "

The demonstrations began when a small local media, the Center for Investigative Journalism, reported on July 13 a telegram conversation involving the governor and 11 men around him. There, they exchanged offensive messages about women and gays and a Mocks the victims of Hurricane Mariawho officially left near 3000 dead.

The latter was too much for the Puerto Ricans. Barely three days before the accusation accused former Rosselló officials, divert more than $ 15 million intended for disaster recovery.

After the resignation of Rosselló, which will come into effect on August 2, the government of Wanda Vázquez, the current Secretary of Justice, will badume his duties. However, demonstrations continue and screams are heard in the streets against them.

"People want to start from scratchthey do not want to see anyone "among the members of the government." I think they're going to have to get everyone out. I think the time is right to start a new game, "said Pérez about it.

The singer too advocated "the independence of Puerto Rico". "In Puerto Rico, we do not own ours," he said.

The old Spanish colony was annexed to the United States after the 1898 Spanish-American War and since 1952 has the status of "badociated free state", with its own government and its own constitution. Although Puerto Ricans have US citizenship, they can not vote in US elections.

The singer said that "people are afraid" of independence because they think it is "against the US".

"I'm not against the United States, but a big government that destroys small countries like ours. Of course, that would bother me, despite all that the United States has always done in Latin America. Henry Kissinger, who killed half a million Latin Americans by bringing in dictators. Of course, the government will bother me, but not the country, "he said.