Meet Lola, The Girl From Havana

The truth about “Lola” that Camila Cabello and Yotuel’s new song didn’t say.

Lola was the smartest in the school
She was a supernova
She had a mind beyond her time
It was a thrill to know her (Camila Cabello, Lola)

This is the true story of a girl named Lola. She was the smartest girl at her school in La Habana, Cuba. She refused to accept any place other than first. She excelled so well in her studies that she was allowed by the government to continue her studies at the university.

But before she could enter college, when she was just 15 years old, she had to pack her bags, leave her parents and her home, and head out to work the labor camps at la escuela al campo. This is a requirement for all 15-year-old girls in Cuba. She wasn’t happy about having to work in the Tobacco fields but it is her dream to become a doctor or a scientist so she knew she must leave.

While at the education labor camps she fell head over heels over her attractive male science teacher. After a short love affair, she became pregnant and was sent back home to her family to prepare for a baby as an unwed mother. The father was already married with children and did not live in her hometown. She…