In his latest album, “Debí tirar más fotos" (DTMF), Puerto Rican reggaetonero (reggaeton singer) Bad Bunny denounced American colonialism as well as the mass tourism that the island has been experiencing for several years. This is not the first time that Benito denounces the living conditions and the difficult political situation of the island through his music. 

In the last weeks, the media has mentioned the return to the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America due to the current tensions between President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as well as the American bombing of Venezuelan ships in the Caribbean. In several press articles, journalists even mention a “Donroe Doctrine” (The New York Times, 2025).

The Cuban revolution started on July 26, 1953 with the attack of the Moncada barracks, and ended in January 1959 with the collapse of Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship.

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The civil war in El Salvador which took place between 1981 and 1992 was particularly long and bloody. The U.S were involved in the conflict.