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Nayib Bukele appealed directly to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a post on social media.

In 2013, Chávez died and Maduro took power.

Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, whom Rawayana criticized last year after he declared victory in a rigged election, delivered a fiery televised speech in which he lambasted the band and a hit song it had just released, calling it “horrible” and an insult to Venezuelan womanhood.

Band leader Alberto “Beto” Montenegro said he was saddened by Maduro’s attacks, but not surprised.

Last year, with discontent over Maduro at an all-time high, Venezeula’s opposition had high hopes that it would be able to best him in the country’s closely watched presidential election.