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gorki Águila

gorki Águila -lrb- born november 11 , 1968 in havana -rrb- is a cuban rock musician , who has publicly criticized communism .
he is the leader of the porno para ricardo band .
Águila lives with his father in a small apartment in marianao , where he also has been recording his songs with the band since they were forbidden to have concerts .
his mother and sister live in mexico .
Águila has an 11-year-old daughter , gabriela .
initially , his band was well received by the cuban authorities , being even featured on television , but as his lyrics became bolder , he was banned from performing in public and the songs being put on the internet with help of a friend from abroad .
in 2003 , Águila was jailed on drug charges after a policewoman posed as a fan and asked him for amphetamines , after which he gave her two pills .
he argues this was entrapment and an attempt to silence him .
after serving 4 and a half year in cuba 's 5 1/2 kilo prison , aguila became an even more outspoken critic of the cuban government , his lyrics growing more political .
in an interview with cnn in 2007 , aguila said that `` communism is a failure .
a total failure .
please .
leftists of the world -- improve your capitalism . ''
in an interview with exiled cuban anarchists ppr described anarchism as being `` very seductive . ''
in 2007 gorki featured in the documentary cuba rebelion , a film by alessio cuomo and sander de nooij about cuban underground rock musicians who rebel against the castro-regime .
it shows the painful reality of musicians who are not allowed to express themselves publicly but are nevertheless willing to put their freedom at risk by playing their music .
in august 2008 , Águila was arrested by the cuban police with the charge of `` dangerousness '' , which allows them to detain people whom they think they are likely to commit crimes .
the charge carries a penalty of one up to four years in prison .
signs of a `` dangerousness state '' are habitual drunkness and anti-social behaviour .
he was eventually ordered to pay a $ 30 fine for the lesser offence of public disorder , after prosecutors dropped the more serious charge .
he has stated in an interview en 2008 : `` capitalism is very problematic , as are communism and socialism ... .
or me , defending my anti-castro ideas does n't mean an implicit defence of capitalism . ''
