Published: July 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Updated: July 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
MIAMI — Cuban flags were flying high, and “Nuestro Día Viene Llegando” by Willy Chirino was playing on Saturday during the Liberation Day rally in Miami.
The rally in Little Havana marked the anniversary of Cubans’ nationwide protests on July 11, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organizers set the main stage between Miami’s Domino Park and the Tower Theater on Eighth Street and Southwest 15th Avenue.
The theater showed “Cuba y La Noche,” a documentary about the protesters in Havana’s San Isidro neighborhood.
The theater was also showing an art exhibit that included works by Yulier P., Dagoga, El Sexto, Tixxapura, Floyd, Osiris Cisneros, Nando, and Taiko.
Today marks five years since the Communist Cuban regime brutally suppressed the peaceful July 11 demonstrations and yet again silenced Cubans’ cries for basic rights, dignity, and opportunity. To this day, hundreds of Cubans remain unjustly detained, suffering brutal conditions,…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) July 11, 2026
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