Singer Nezza has revealed that the Los Angeles Dodgers attempted to prevent her from performing a Spanish version of the national anthem before Saturday night’s game against the San Francisco Giants.
The R&B artist, whose real name is Vanessa Hernandez, defied the team’s directive in what she described as an act of solidarity with immigration protestors across Los Angeles during a week of significant unrest in the city.
Nezza had originally planned to perform the Spanish rendition on a day when “No Kings” protests took place nationwide in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies that have sparked demonstrations across multiple cities.
The 30-year-old performer documented the entire incident in a TikTok video that captured a Dodgers official instructing her to sing the anthem in English instead of her planned Spanish version.
The video footage shows the moment when team representatives approached Nezza with their directive, creating a confrontation that would ultimately play out in front of thousands of baseball fans.
“We are going to do the song in English today,” the woman can be heard saying in the footage, while Nezza appears visibly surprised by the request.
Despite the team’s directive, Nezza proceeded with her original plan and performed the Spanish version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Dodger Stadium.
She wore a Dominican Republic jersey during her performance, which received loud cheers from the crowd in attendance at the game between the Dodgers and Giants.
The audience response suggested significant support for her decision to proceed with the Spanish language performance despite organizational resistance from team management, the Daily Mail outlined.
“Watch the Dodgers tell me I can’t sing the Spanish Star-Spangled Banner that Roosevelt literally commissioned in 1945,” Nezza captioned her TikTok post.
“So I did it anyway,” she added in a follow-up comment that highlighted her reference to the historical precedent for Spanish versions of the national anthem.
Her reference to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1945 commission of a Spanish translation demonstrates the historical legitimacy of performing the anthem in Spanish.
In a subsequent emotional video posted Saturday night, Nezza explained her decision to proceed with the Spanish performance despite the team’s objection.
“I didn’t think I’d be met with any sort of no, especially because we are in LA,” Nezza said in her TikTok video.
“I just felt like I needed to do it. I’m still very shaken up and emotional.”
The singer expressed particular frustration given the current immigration enforcement activities occurring throughout Los Angeles.
“Especially because we’re in L.A., and with everything happening. I’ve sang the national anthem many times in my life, but today, out of all days, I could not. I’m sorry,” she stated.
Nezza described her disbelief at being told she could not perform the Spanish version of the anthem.
“I could not believe when she walked in and told me no. But I just felt I needed to do it. For anyone who has been following me for a while, you will know everything I do is out of love, good energy,” she explained.
The performer connected her decision to her personal background as the daughter of immigrants.
“I am proud of myself for doing that today because my parents are immigrants. I just can’t imagine them being ripped away from me, even at this age. Let alone little kids, what are we doing?” she said.
Nezza concluded her emotional video by suggesting she may face consequences for her actions, stating: “Safe to say I am never allowed in that stadium again.”
Nezza was not punished for ignoring the team’s request and has not been banned from future appearances at Dodger Stadium, according to reporting.
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