The singer claimed that the owner ordered him to leave the venue because his shoulders were uncovered.
Bolivian singer Juan Carlos Chiorino, better known as Matamba, claimed Wednesday to have been discriminated against in a restaurant in Santa Cruz because of the way he dresses. He made the complaint through social networks, where he regretted that this type of actions occur today.
"They took me out, they prohibited me from being able to enter this place. It is very sad, we are in the XXI century. I think it is not healthy, it is not good to continue with attitudes or actions that do not help the unity of others," Matamba expressed in a video of about 20 minutes.
The artist said that he went to the place to celebrate the birthday of two of his brothers. He was already inside the establishment when one of the waiters approached him to tell him that he could not be "like that" in the place. When asked what he was referring to, the worker replied, "Your shoulders are showing."
The young man was wearing a tank top belonging to an NBA team, which effectively left his shoulders exposed. However, as he was able to show in the audiovisual, he was not the only person in the place with similar garment, since even the owner was wearing a dress that showed that part of the body.
She was told: "What happens is that they are women and you are a man". "I can't believe it, what's wrong with them being women? What's the problem? What's the difference? I don't think it's right," the singer reiterated.
Matamba denounced that there was no sign or communiqué indicating this type of restriction and stressed that in the country there is no regulation that allows discriminating people for any reason.
"I can't even speak because of the pain and sadness. It is appalling that in this time of so much progress, of so much struggle that is being made to try to make us walk a little more equal...and you know me, I have never done these things in twenty-something years of career, but to be discriminated against because you can see your shoulders...I don't know, I hope it was not because my color is a little darker or because I have some extra drawing. (...) Obviously I am going to file a complaint," she said.
The restaurant staff did not comment on the matter, but in the video a worker can be seen assuring that he "misunderstood" the situation and invited the artist to solve the matter "at another time".
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