Singer Mon Laferte goes topless at Latin Grammys, backing protesters in Chile
Postmedia News
Published:
November 17, 2019
Updated:
November 17, 2019 9:13 PM EST
Chilean singer Mon Laferte, exposes her chest with writings reading "In Chile they torture, rape and kill," as she arrives at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 14, 2019. (BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images)
Chilean singer Mon Laferte surprised many at the Latin Grammys red carpet on Thursday by exposing her bare chest, on which she’d written “en Chile torturan violan y matan” (in Chile they torture, rape, and kill) with a black marker pen.
Hundreds of people have been killed in recent months while protesting police brutality and corruption in Chile.
Laferte posted a picture of herself with the politically charged message with the caption, “My free body for a free homeland” written in Spanish.
The 26-year-old won the Best Alternative Album for Norma, and during her acceptance speech, she read out a poem written by an unnamed friend, dedicated to those fighting government repression in Chile.
Chile has been plagued for weeks by violent riots that started over a hike in metro fares but quickly spun out of control, often devolving into riots, looting and arson that have left more than 20 dead and thousands injured.
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Protests have rocked Santiago for a month in the biggest crisis to hit the South American nation since its return to democracy in 1990.
– with files from Reuters
http://torontosun.com/entertainment...-at-latin-grammys-backing-protesters-in-chile
Postmedia News
Published:
November 17, 2019
Updated:
November 17, 2019 9:13 PM EST
Chilean singer Mon Laferte, exposes her chest with writings reading "In Chile they torture, rape and kill," as she arrives at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 14, 2019. (BRIDGET BENNETT/AFP via Getty Images)
Chilean singer Mon Laferte surprised many at the Latin Grammys red carpet on Thursday by exposing her bare chest, on which she’d written “en Chile torturan violan y matan” (in Chile they torture, rape, and kill) with a black marker pen.
Hundreds of people have been killed in recent months while protesting police brutality and corruption in Chile.
Laferte posted a picture of herself with the politically charged message with the caption, “My free body for a free homeland” written in Spanish.
The 26-year-old won the Best Alternative Album for Norma, and during her acceptance speech, she read out a poem written by an unnamed friend, dedicated to those fighting government repression in Chile.
Chile has been plagued for weeks by violent riots that started over a hike in metro fares but quickly spun out of control, often devolving into riots, looting and arson that have left more than 20 dead and thousands injured.
Story continues below
Protests have rocked Santiago for a month in the biggest crisis to hit the South American nation since its return to democracy in 1990.
– with files from Reuters
http://torontosun.com/entertainment...-at-latin-grammys-backing-protesters-in-chile