Havana Peace Concert seen by Citizen Reporter

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More than 1 Million Attended the Concert

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Ernesto and Olga Tañón

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  When I saw the picture for the first time, I thought it was a photo-montage. Since I was not able to attend the "Concert of the Century" in Havana, a common friend emailed me a short note and a JPG attachment : Ernesto and Juanes at the Concert. 

I couldn't believe my eyes, so I phoned Ernesto and asked him for the pictures, the videos and the story of a Cuban Citizen Reporter infiltrated in the VIP area.

If you want to see and share, click this Facebook link:  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=173555&id=1055910297 . The story is as follows:

 
Ernesto is a young Civil Engineering student  who lives in Havana, Cuba.  He is 28, father of a four years old kid and the owner of a Canon Powershot digital camera. He is also studying Photography at a local Academy.

His father recommended him to attend Juanes Concert at the Revolution Square, because he was sure it would be one of the greatest events of the year in the country.  So Ernesto took the bus at La Lisa and arrived in the Square at eleven o'clock, three hours before the opening of the concert.

Reaching the stage was already very difficult, so he followed the cords to the Emergency Area and told somebody that he was feeling bad. Blood pressure was OK, but he was told to remain over medical supervision, so he stayed there. Many people felt sick because of high temperature and sun radiaton, so Ernesto was one more.

In a moment, a torrent of artists was driven to a reserved area near the stage, and Ernesto joined them and began an unique experience as citizen reporter. He ascended twice to the scenario and during the Concert he was helping to move boxes of instruments, cables and taking pictures to the artists and friends.  
  
He talked for 25 minutes with Olga Tañón, the Puerto Rican singer who opened the Concert, and they shared common stories about handicaped children, the high

At the end of the show, six hours later, Ernesto was invited to take a bus to the National Hotel, where there was a guateque-party of celebration. That was the end of Ernesto's day as citizen reporter.