The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, offers a speech during the great cultural takeover to kick off the Christmas season, an event hosted in rejection of Maria Corina Machado’s recent attempts to boycott the holiday in Venezuela. teleSUR
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00:30la humanidad.
00:31No hay que darle gusto a la humanidad.
00:35En el condominio que canta el negro,
00:38en el condominio que canta el negro,
00:42los barranqueritos, los barranqueritos,
00:46los barranqueritos, los barranqueritos.
00:49Córrela, córrela, córrela, córrela pa' allá.
00:53Córrela, córrela, córrela, córrela pa' allá.
00:56No hay que darle gusto a la humanidad.
01:00No hay que darle gusto a la humanidad.
01:04Nosotros vivimos bajo el amantito.
01:08Nosotros vivimos bajo el amantito.
01:12Verano con ella y ella me besito.
01:15Verano con ella y ella me besito.
01:19Nosotros vivimos bajo el amantito.
01:23Nosotros vivimos bajo el amantito.
01:27Verano con ella y ella me besito.
01:30Verano con ella y ella me besito.
01:34Que venga aquí en el parque,
01:37que venga aquí en el parque,
01:40que venga aquí en el parque,
01:43que venga aquí en el parque,
01:46que venga aquí en el parque,
01:49que venga aquí en el parque,
01:52que venga aquí en el parque.
01:55Verano con ella y ella me besito.
01:59Verano con ella y ella me besito.
02:03Niña chiquitico, niña parradero,
02:07vente con nosotros hasta que enero.
02:11Niña chiquitico, niña parradero,
02:14vente con nosotros hasta que enero.
02:18Amarillo es el pabellón.
02:22Amarillo son los rayos del sol.
02:25Gritemos que viva la paz y la unión.
02:29Gritemos que viva la paz y la unión.
02:33Si difiertes de los pueblos morotas,
02:36aparecen amores de todas las naciones.
02:40Si difiertes de los pueblos morotas,
02:43aparecen amores de todas las naciones.
02:47Amarillo es el pabellón.
02:51Amarillo son los rayos del sol.
02:54Gritemos que viva la paz y la unión.
02:58Gritemos que viva la paz y la unión.
03:02La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
03:06de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
03:10La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
03:14de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
03:18Cuando Bolívar nació,
03:21Venezuela pegó un grito
03:25diciendo que había nacido
03:28un segundo Jesucristo.
03:31Cuando Bolívar nació,
03:34Venezuela pegó un grito
03:38diciendo que había nacido
03:41un segundo Jesucristo.
03:44La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
03:47de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
03:51La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
03:54de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
03:58Gracias a la providencia
04:02de vosotros, venezolanos,
04:05que nos diertes, ser humanos,
04:08para nuestra independencia.
04:11Gracias a la providencia
04:14de vosotros, venezolanos,
04:18que nos diertes, ser humanos,
04:21para nuestra independencia.
04:24La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
04:28de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
04:32La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
04:36de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
04:43Siempre está en nuestra memoria,
04:46por eso lo recordamos,
04:49así lo dice la historia.
04:52Bolívar no está muerto,
04:55siempre está en nuestra memoria,
04:59por eso lo recordamos,
05:02así lo dice la historia.
05:05La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
05:08de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
05:12La Venezuela, mi patria querida,
05:16de la libertad mi hermano fue Simón Bolívar.
05:19¡Viva Venezuela!
05:24¡Que vivan los parranderitos de la pastora!
05:28¡Que vivan los niños y niñas de Venezuela!
05:32¡Long live the children of Venezuela!
05:41¡Greetings!
05:45This is a day for singing, for joy,
05:48for dancing,
05:51and also for reflecting on issues,
05:55because we are nearing the end of the year.
06:03Here we have people from Tetra
06:06who came on cars.
06:09This is a month for reflection,
06:12about a year in which we triumphed again.
06:15about a year in which we triumphed again.
06:18And when I say that we triumphed,
06:21we actually triumphed always in unison,
06:24we actually triumphed always in unison,
06:27in union with truth, with love,
06:30we are building the foundation
06:33of a new society,
06:36of a new civilization,
06:39a civilization of love.
06:42And do you know why we do this?
06:45There are many reasons.
06:48First, because we have the right to do it,
06:51to build a truly humane society,
06:54to build a truly humane society,
06:57to build a truly humane society.
07:02Secondly,
07:05because it is the duty
07:08that we have inherited from our liberators,
07:11from Chavez, our father,
07:14our teacher,
07:17the ever-present Chavez,
07:20Chavez who was the people,
07:23Chavez and Maduro.
07:26And besides all these good reasons,
07:29And besides all these good reasons,
07:32capitalism is not an alternative
07:35for our people.
07:38Being a colony would never be an alternative,
07:41being a slave will never be an alternative,
07:44being governed by racist families
07:47will never be an alternative.
07:50And I also believe
07:53that one of the most powerful reasons
07:56that moved me to do what I do,
07:59that gives me vital energy
08:02to expose my life every day
08:05for the future of Venezuela,
08:08it is the right to a happy
08:11and stable future,
08:14a future of development of all these children here.
08:17Our children's rights
08:20to have a homeland, an identity,
08:23a future.
08:26That's it.
08:32So December,
08:35especially nearing the 31st of December,
08:38people usually at 8 o'clock
08:41they start to think,
08:44oh wow, a year has gone by.
08:47At 10.
08:55And when a song plays
08:58that says 5 minutes to 12,
09:01I'm running back home.
09:07The year is about to end.
09:12Let me rush back home to hold my mother.
09:16That's what the song says.
09:26The church bells are singing,
09:29announcing that the old year has gone by.
09:34A new year is coming.
09:39People hug each other.
09:43The bells of the church can be heard
09:46announcing the old year is gone.
09:53The joy of the new year is coming
09:56and people hug each other.
09:595 minutes to 12,
10:02the year is about to end,
10:05I should go back home
10:08to hug my mother.
10:12They forgive me
10:15to leave the party
10:18but there is something
10:21I will never be able to leave.
10:24A beautiful old lady
10:27who is waiting for me
10:30on the nights of an eternal Christmas.
10:33They forgive me
10:36to leave the party
10:39They forgive me
10:42to leave the party
10:45but there is something
10:48I will never be able to leave.
10:51A beautiful old lady
10:54who is waiting for me
10:57on the nights of an eternal Christmas.
11:03And we're thinking about 2024,
11:06how many lessons,
11:09how many things we have learned,
11:12how much struggle we have had to do.
11:18It was the year of the rooster.
11:21There I have it on my hat.
11:27And December started peacefully
11:30and it should continue
11:33to be a peaceful month.
11:45Listen to that sound.
11:48There are people with drums
11:51everywhere around here.
11:59That's the sound of the streets.
12:03This is a joyful country,
12:06a country of freedom,
12:09a country of sovereignty,
12:12a country that is loved by the world,
12:15Venezuela.
12:21I always say
12:24to people who hate
12:27I always tell them
12:30but today I'm going to say something different
12:33to haters in general,
12:36to those who want to steal Venezuela,
12:39to the imperialists.
12:42I always say, you know me well,
12:45you haven't been able to do it
12:48and you'll never be able to do it.
12:51So today I say
12:54to those who steal
13:01might be contaminated
13:04with the hateful venom.
13:09We have dissipated that poison.
13:12We have dissipated negativity
13:15and violence.
13:18Polarization as well.
13:21Thanks to you, to every family
13:24in every street, every community
13:27one man's job
13:30as the old saying goes.
13:36One tree doesn't make a forest.
13:39One single man cannot build
13:42a country, a nation.
13:45One single man cannot do a revolution,
13:48such a beautiful revolution.
13:51It's not just one man, it's the people.
13:54I didn't get it with Chavez.
13:57We're going to try to make them understand with me
14:00and the people with me.
14:03When I say me, I'm saying everybody,
14:06the whole country
14:09because I do not belong to myself
14:12neither physically nor spiritually.
14:15I belong to a history, to a legacy,
14:18to a heritage, to the country today,
14:21and especially for the future
14:24of this people
14:27for I'll be their instrument to persevere
14:30in the construction of a new society.
14:33And since the beginning
14:36when we were
14:39in the wake of our commander Chavez
14:42despite our grief
14:45I said
14:48in the presence of 60 heads of state
14:51attending that funeral
14:54especially to one who was very
14:57hypocritical although he came to that funeral
15:00I told them
15:03you're here
15:06before Chavez's corpse
15:09I swear absolute loyalty
15:12and I said they haven't been able to
15:15and they will never be
15:18and that's the way it's been
15:21and that's the way I've been
15:24totally loyal to him and to the country.
15:27So now I say
15:30to toxic people
15:33we need to color our mouth red
15:39but the only thing that we have red
15:42is our heart
15:45that is truly heart
15:48a loving heart for Venezuela
15:51do you want to see something red?
15:54I love you
15:57I love you
16:00do you want to see something red?
16:03See our
16:06enlarged heart with patriotism and love
16:09but to toxic people
16:15I say to you
16:21I always tell them
16:24here and everywhere
16:27I say to them
16:30okay
16:33if you
16:36hate
16:39and if you don't want to
16:42heal that hateful spirit
16:45and you want to continue living like that
16:48living alive
16:51for such a long time
16:54and you want the opposition to steal
16:57and divide and live like kings abroad
17:00well that's your problem
17:03but if you don't have the capacity
17:06to do good
17:09to the community or to the country
17:12at least don't do any harm
17:15to Venezuela
17:18if you don't have the capacity
17:21to bring in something good
17:24something positive to help the country prosper
17:27do not hurt Venezuela
17:33I've told that to a few people abroad
17:36also to people abroad
17:39I won't tell to whom
17:42but also written
17:45and oral messages
17:48to Venezuela
17:51at least do not hurt Venezuela
17:54do not join any disrespectful campaigns
17:57discrediting campaigns
18:00against our country
18:03because our people is a noble people
18:06moved by great democratic values
18:13this is a people
18:17that inherited great cultural
18:20with roots in Europe
18:23and Africa
18:26this country
18:29led by our beloved
18:32commander Hugo Chavez
18:35took its destiny in its own hands
18:38and we don't preach to anyone around the world
18:42have you ever?
18:50we've never seen you
18:53preach to anyone around the world
18:56so no one should mess with Venezuela
18:59we are forging our own way
19:02to build our own political
19:05social cultural model
19:08economic military
19:11we are Bolivarians
19:14200 years after the victory
19:17of the Ayacucho battle
19:20on December 9
19:27as Sucre and believers said
19:30our homeland is America
19:33is the Americas
19:36we have big dreams and hopes
19:39and we will continue to defend
19:42the right for peace
19:48peace is our great victory
19:51and no one will take peace from us
19:56so to toxic people
20:06to toxic people
20:09and to drunkards living in Madrid
20:12for instance
20:15let's say to this toxic lady
20:18if you cannot hate Venezuela
20:21if you cannot let it
20:24follow its own path
20:27please do not hurt it
20:30please stop hurting
20:33stop retiring against Venezuela
20:39those who do not want to help
20:42at least should not bring any harm to the country
20:49and let's join anyone
20:52who wants to become part of this
21:03they shall never return
21:11let's get together
21:14and let's bring in anyone
21:17who may join us
21:20in the goodwill spirit
21:23in celebrating
21:26in defending peace and democracy
21:29great times for Venezuela are coming
21:32in a month we will be
21:35hugging each other
21:38congratulating us for the new year
21:41and let me tell you
21:44let me tell you Venezuela
21:472025 and in the next few years
21:50are what comes is blessings
21:53of peace and prosperity
21:56this would be
21:59a blessed people
22:02peaceful warriors
22:05blessed peaceful warriors
22:08and the more drums
22:11that we may have
22:14and more singing
22:17the more blessings we will have
22:20because our joy
22:23is contagious
22:26and stimulates
22:29our creator God
22:32and our Lord Jesus
22:35we Christians on December
22:38celebrate the birth of Jesus
22:41it's a joy
22:44it's a party for joy
22:47it's a party for joy
22:50and all the joy
22:53for a hopeful future
22:56we celebrate
22:59the historical arrival of Jesus
23:02in Bethlehem
23:05him being the son of Jesus
23:08the Messiah
23:11God sent us
23:14his son not to a palace
23:17he sent it to a very
23:20humble birthplace
23:23in hay at his table with his
23:26mother Mary
23:29holy Mary mother
23:32mother of God pray for us sinners always
23:35and theirs with that son
23:38with that child was born
23:44the recreation
23:47of the birth of Jesus Christ
23:50is also part of the
23:53cultural patrimony
23:56of our country
23:59and we usually set up
24:02that primitive crib
24:05which Jesus had
24:08in Bethlehem
24:11and we reproduce that
24:14in our homes
24:17and there will be
24:20parties organized
24:23on Christmas
24:26on every
24:29communal circuit
24:32or district
24:35and we
24:38have
24:41festivities
24:44dedicated to Jesus
24:47and December
24:50we have had those forever
24:53and I would ask my
24:56Catholic brothers
24:59my brothers and sisters in Christ
25:02I ask you to devote our prayers
25:05and we place
25:08in your hands
25:11the name of Venezuela
25:14we are handing Venezuela
25:17in the hands of our Lord Jesus
25:20for him to bless it
25:23this year
25:26the great
25:29long live Venezuela
25:32the beloved homeland was born
25:40it's a cultural mission
25:43let's give them
25:46a round of applause
25:49it includes dance
25:52theater
25:55circus
25:58and they are visiting us
26:01and we have the San Pedro Parranda here
26:31we are defenders of life
26:34and peace
26:37we are defenders of life
26:40and peace
26:43if San Pedro dies
26:46everyone will mourn him
26:49if San Pedro dies
26:52everyone will mourn him
26:55at least women
26:58if San Pedro dies
27:01everyone will mourn him
27:04at least women
27:07at least women
27:10at least women
27:13at least women
27:16at least women
27:19at least women
27:22at least women
27:25at least women
27:28at least women
27:31at least women
27:34at least women
27:37at least women
27:40at least women
27:43at least women
27:46at least women
27:49at least women
27:52at least women
27:55at least women
27:58at least women
28:01at least women
28:04at least women
28:07at least women
28:10at least women
28:13at least women
28:16at least women
28:19at least women
28:22at least women
28:25at least women
28:28at least women
28:31at least women
28:34at least women
28:37at least women
28:40at least women
28:43at least women
28:46at least women
28:49at least women
28:53at least women
29:05What do you call people in Venezuela?
29:08Well, it is true
29:11but, for example
29:14from Colombia, you call them Colombians. If someone is from Mexico, how do you
29:24call them? Mexican. And if it's a woman, with an A. And if it's from Spain, you
29:37call them Spanish. Okay. So a Venezuelan woman, how would you call her? Venezuelan.
29:50Say it hard. However, I think Venezuelan women, they are not called Venecans, they are called
30:10Venezuelans. And they are women of respect. We need to defend the identity of Venezuelan
30:19women because they are trying to transform our identity. Do people who made that song
30:29would know that? I bet they don't. It might happen the same as with the songs of Carol G.
30:40You didn't know Carol G. was a friend of mine? She made an awful song for girls and in general.
30:56And two days after, she had to take it off. She had to excuse herself. But she had already
31:13made something wrong. As you can see, I'm up to date on international events.
31:21But the group that created that insulting song, such horrible song like Veneca, did not just do
31:38wrong. They nailed it. So women, I know you can defend yourselves. And go on social media,
31:56telling those people, never women have been called Venecans. They are Venezuelans because
32:03of their dignity and identity, for their values, for their beauty, their spiritual beauty.
32:15But I say to men, come on men, raise your hands. What happened? What happened with men?
32:29Are we going to stand defending our Venezuelan women? Let's defend them. We need to defend good writers,
32:40poets, musicians, men. I want to see someone writing something in reply to that awful Veneca
32:58song. I want thousands of poems in defense of women in Venezuela. Because some people who are
33:10watching me here now, they might say, why is Maduro talking about this? There is a saying in Caracas,
33:22which goes sort of little by little. It's a rather vulgar saying.
33:52That's the way they go, little by little, eroding women's dignity around the world,
34:02and eroding the right of little girls for a decent life. And they go poisoning people's
34:13minds all around, because the imperialist project and that of the fascist right,
34:22they want to take out moral values and destroy the concept of family. And Mr. Ernesto Villegas,
34:37I'm going to face you. I'm going to call you out. Like Espineda on his great article,
34:46which I will publish in my social media. There is also a girl in social media who
34:54has written a good article about this. And to Ivan Perez Rossi, a legend in popular folk music.
35:25And Luisana Perez, a good mezzo-soprano. To all these great musicians here, who are legends of
35:40Venezuela. If in order to prevent a disease, you take a vaccine. We all here had the COVID vaccine,
35:53right? Raise your hands if you got the COVID vaccine. How much did they charge you for it?
36:03Nothing, right? But if fascism had been in power, you would have had to pay good money for it. But
36:13since we have a socialist government, you had several vaccines, the best vaccines of the world,
36:20four vaccines, and you had them free of charge. She got four vaccines, I got four vaccines,
36:39but some other people had five vaccines.
36:42Okay, Celia, maybe we should leave already.
37:03This is Juan Simón Primera, son of Ali Primera, who took part in the Ali Primera film. Did you
37:24like that film? Yes, Ali Primera is one of the great artists of Venezuela, who wrote a beautiful
37:38song to Believer. To Venezuelan artists from the past, from the present, and forever, I would tell
37:57them that the best vaccine against moral decay and cultural decay of imperialism are in the right
38:07who want to destroy values for families and children. The best vaccine against them,
38:14against that industrial, cultural industry of pornography and lies of child abusers and all
38:26the values represented by the decaying modernity, the best vaccine is defending our cultural
38:35heritage, our history. That's the best vaccine. The best vaccine is to teach children traditional
38:49science and bequest them values of honesty. The best vaccine is to have millions of schools of
39:03theater, of circus, of music. Today, in an hour, we will be opening the Para-National 2024 Games.
39:19Here we have the winners of the National Games, the gold medalists. The best vaccine is education,
39:39culture, values, example. To give an example and raise critical awareness in children.
39:50People in their homes may play this song in their homes and the video clip and talk about this,
40:11discuss it and say, this is not the Venezuelan woman. Maybe this came as a result of living so
40:21many years abroad. However, Venezuelan women is the best thing that there is on earth because of
40:30its spirit, its values, its beauty. The time has come to celebrate December 1st. I'm going to give
40:46you a mandatory vaccine this Christmas to guarantee happiness. I leave you here to close up with a
40:58joyful singing with hope and future. Here we have the great Venezuelan mission and Corre Caballito.
41:11Thank you so much, men and women of Venezuela. Long live peace. Long live joy.
41:29Corre caballito, vamos a Belén, a ver a María y al niño también.
41:38Corre caballito, vamos a Belén, a ver a María y al niño también.
41:47Al niño también dicen los pastores que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
41:56Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
42:03Corre caballito, crin multicolor, que vas por mi patria repartiendo amor.
42:12Corre caballito, crin multicolor, que vas por mi patria repartiendo amor.
42:21Repartiendo amor dicen los pastores que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
42:31Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
42:36Sangosa y la virgen, la mula y el buey, fueron los que vieron al niño nacer.
42:44Sangosa y la virgen, la mula y el buey, fueron los que vieron al niño nacer.
42:53Al niño nacer dicen los pastores que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
43:03Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
43:10Sangosa y la virgen, ponle corazón, que sobre tu lomo va el libertador.
43:19Corre caballito, ponle corazón, que sobre tu lomo va el libertador.
43:28Va el libertador dicen los pastores que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
43:37Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
43:42Corre caballito, vamos a Belén, a ver a María y al niño también.
43:51Corre caballito, vamos a Belén, a ver a María y al niño también.
44:00Al niño también dicen los pastores que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
44:10Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
44:14Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
44:19Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
44:23Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
44:28Que ha nacido un niño cubierto de flores.
44:40Allá estamos viendo al Presidente de la República, Maduro Moro, quien está acompañando...
44:45We're watching live as President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moro,
44:49was taking part in this great celebration called the Great Cultural Takeover of Caracas
44:55to kick off all these celebrations that are held in December like Christmas and New Year's Eve.
45:00President Maduro, addressing the thousands of people that are gathering in the crowd
45:04before a big concert is expected to begin very shortly,
45:08was promising that December is going to be also another month of peace
45:12and praised that the year as a whole was a whole year of triumph for the Venezuelan people
45:16and the Venezuelan government, all the obstacles, different obstacles that they have overcome
45:20and they continue to work towards the reconstruction of its economy and its infrastructure.
45:25President Maduro also promised to continue working to preserve the rights of Venezuela
45:30and to protect the homeland and to preserve the sovereignty creating as Venezuela
45:34continues to create its own path, its own political systems and its own way of life.
45:39Stay tuned with Territorial English for more in upcoming news briefs.