As Puerto Ricans, we all know “La Borinqueña” is our wonderful national anthem that voices how beautiful and proud we are of our tiny island, but there was another song that held to that message. “Los Colores de Mi Tierra” (the colors of our land) was a song that any millennial will remember from the island, as you could not go to a movie theater that wasn’t playing this Harris Paint commercial. It’s one of the most memorable cinema moments for me from being on the island. No matter what movie you came to watch, you were going to hear this song, and even if you weren’t a fan at first, this song was making its way to into your brain and living there rent-free. There were countless times people would stand up and place a hand over their heart to pay respect and sing along, regardless of who was sitting behind them. It’s a commercial that, to this day, transports me back to a time when I was watching movies with my friends at Plaza Las Américas without a care in the world.Â
