Tania Castellanos, a filín singer and author, wrote ¡Por Angela! in support of Angela Davis.
Trova's gift of forty of his works led to the opening of St. Louis County, Missouri's Laumeier Sculpture Park.
In both Cuba and Puerto Rico, the politicized lyrics of nueva trova were very often critical of the United States; Puerto Rican singers were especially critical of Vieques' continued use as a United States Navy training ground.