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The public confession, which came after 36 days of imprisonment, marked a pivotal moment in Cuba's oppression of voices critical of the government.
Heberto Padillo's 'confession' 50 years on As Cuba once again cracks down on artists and intellectuals, twenty have joined together with artist Coco Fusco to recreate the Cuban poet's act of public penance 27 Apr 2021 Heberto Padilla, photo: Elisa Cabot, CC BY-SA 2.0 Fifty years ago today, the Cuban poet Heberto Padilla made a dramatic public confession at the Union of Artists and Writers of Cuba under the watchful eye of State Security agents. In his The confession sent shockwaves around the world. Two days earlier, Padilla had been released from a 36-day detention at Cuba’s State Secur...