«Breaking News» Latin American TV star and star chef are told to REMOVE Puerto Rican flag painted on new restaurant

The owners of a newly opened Puerto Rican restaurant in Miami have been ordered to remove a mural of Puerto Rico's flag. 

Latin American celebrity Julian Gil and Puerto Rican-born chef Jose Mendin joined forces to open La Placita, a new eatery which debuted its menu to tourists and area residents on New Year's Day.

The business partners were not aware they were required to submit an application through the Miami Modern [MiMo] district's historic board and city planning department to seek permission to paint over the building's white exterior. 

Local home and business owners in the Miami Modern [MiMo] district were angered by the presence of the Puerto Rican flag.  

The city and the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board have notified Gil and Mendin that they have 30 days to paint over the mural that cost them $25,000. 

A Change.org petition has registered over 80,000 signatures supporting the mural. 

The owners of a Puerto Rican restaurant in Miami have been given 30 days to paint over a mural of the Caribbean island's flag because it is not in compliance with the local historic board's building guidelines

Latin American television star Julian Gil and celebrity chef Jose Mendin partnered up to open La Placita, a Puerto Rican restaurant located in Miami Modern district

Hector Hernandez (left) was commissioned by Gil, a fellow Puerto Rican, to complete a mural of the Puerto Rican flag at the building that houses the television star's new restaurant, La Placita

Famed Puerto Rican-born artist Hector Hernandez created a number of projects throughout 2018 as the island battled to get back on its feet following the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria.

Hernandez, who goes by his artistic moniker Hector PR, worked on a series of murals called '78 Pueblos and Banderas' ['78 Towns and Flags'] in which he used his skills to paint the flag in each of the Caribbean island's 78 municipalities.

Gil, who was born in Puerto Rico and carved out a named for himself on television, commissioned the talented Hernandez to add some life to the building's white exterior.

Hernandez took limited breaks and completed the mural dubbed 'Plantando Bandera' [Staking Your Flag'] last Thursday. 

Gil posted a Facebook video in Spanish on Wednesday in which he said it was his desire to have the first Puerto Rican flag mural to be located in Miami.

'We want to represent Puerto Rico. Just as we've done on the island, that's what we want to do here in Miami,' Hernandez chimed in. 

However, Gil and Mendin never got the final OK from the board that oversees the MiMo Biscayne Boulevard Historic District, which so happens to be the only district in Miami that has been awarded a historic designation.

Hernandez (left) and Gil (right) stand in front of La Placita before it's exterior was painted over 

The Puerto Rican artist commissioned a series of works in 2018 and painted the Puerto Rican flag in each of the island's 78 municipalities to lift the spirit of a nation that was battered by Hurricane Maria in 2017

Hernandez (left) and Gil (right) pose near one of the famous artist's murals in Puerto Rico

According to the board's guidelines, home and business owners have to adhere to a set palette of paint colors. 

Alisa Cepeda, who owns a home in the district and serves as president of the  volunteer MiMo Biscayne Association, a community group of home and business owners, is determined to maintain MiMo's historical standards.

'I'm a huge fan of murals, and street art is awesome. but there's a place for that and this is not a place for that,' Cepeda told the Miami Herald. 

The building that houses La Placita was built in 2009. 

The restaurant's CEO Joey Cancel said the building was not listed nor confirmed as historical. 

If La Placita's owners go ahead and present their idea, it most likely won't be addressed until March, the Miami Herald reported. Cancel told the paper that it could run them over $25,000 to proceed with the case at the City Commission if the historic board shoots down their mural. 

'We don't want to break the law because we're not above the law,' Cancel said.

'What I hope is that there can be a middle ground, something that works for everyone.'

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Main photo article The owners of a newly opened Puerto Rican restaurant in Miami have been ordered to remove a mural of Puerto Rico’s flag. 
Latin American celebrity Julian Gil and Puerto Rican-born chef Jose Mendin joined forces to open La Placita, a new eatery which debuted its menu to tourists and area ...

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