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Nezza Says She Sang National Anthem in Spanish at Dodgers Game Despite Being Told Not To
Nezza performed the U.S. national anthem in Spanish instead of singing in English, as she was apparently instructed to do, at Dodger Stadium in L.A.
Instead of singing in English, as she was apparently instructed to do, Nezza performed a Spanish-language rendition of the national anthem — “para mi gente [for my people],” she said on Sunday (June 15). The clip goes on to show footage of Nezza on the baseball field, overcome with emotion as she belts the last line of “The Star-Spangled Banner” — “El Pendón Estrellado” — en español. In a follow-up video uploaded to TikTok, she spoke to the camera and reflected on the experience, her teary eyes still red: “Bear with me, ’cause I’m still very shooken up and emotional.” Of the Spanish translation of the national anthem, “El Pendón Estrellado,” she explained, “It was officially commissioned in 1945 by the U.S. State Department as a part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s good neighbor policy to foster a better relationship with Latin America.”
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