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The death Armando Manzanero, on December 28, 2020, meant a severe blow to the art world in Mexico and Latin America. The iconic musician and composer has left an indelible legacy, he has over 400 songs, of which over fifty have gained international fame, such as “We are loved”, “This afternoon I saw that it was raining” and “I learned with you” .
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Born in Yucatán, he has a wide repertoire of songs and albums dedicated to love, which is why he was given the pseudonym of “King of Romanticism”. Apple He was the winner of a Grammy award for his career, a special award given to great musical personalities who made outstanding contributions in the field of discography.
The teacher’s themes were recorded by several artists, including Elvis Presely, Andrea Bocelli, Chavela Vargas, Andrés Calamaro, Laura Pausini, Cristian Castro, Alejandro Fernández, Lucero, Christina Aguilera, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Montaner, Miguel Bosé, Raphael . But there is a singer who has distinguished himself by the special way in which he interpreted the creations of the great master: Luis Miguel.
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LUIS MIGUEL AND ARMANDO MANZANERO, A FRIENDSHIP THAT DISAPPEARED IN TIME
Armando Manzanero and Luis Miguel They started their friendship when the Yucatan native produced the album “Romance” for “Sol de México”. This material was very special for both artists, but especially for Luis Miguel, because it marked an important stage in his career in which he made the leap from the current pop artist to a serious figure on the music scene.
Undoubtedly, the Yucatecan’s themes have established Luis Miguel throughout the world. Since then, the relationship of admiration has grown. Three years later they worked together again and in 1994 they released another bolero album called “Segundo romance”. Then, in 1997, they recorded a third album called “Romance”, the fourth came in 2001 and was called “My Romance”.
Although everything went well between the two singers, the relationship of respect and cordiality was interrupted to such an extent that it caused the distancing of Armando Manzanero and Luis Miguel. What happened? Rumors suggested that Manzanero considered the “Sun of Mexico” to have taken an arrogant and ungrateful attitude.
According to Who magazine, the performers had a misfortune when Luisito Rey’s son did not want to attend a Manzanero tribute concert, which took place in 2018 in the archeological area of Chichén Itzá.
During an interview in which Manzanero was asked if Luis Miguel would participate, he gave an answer that left “Sol de México” in a bad light:
“There are people who do not know gratitude. I don’t want to talk about him, but I think it’s a shame. It is easier for an elephant to enter through the eye of a needle than for Luis Miguel to do something for others. (…) He left in a bad way a great man, like Alejandro Fernández, if he did that, what can be expected of him? He went crazy“, said.
After the death of Armando Manzanero, several artists spoke about the composer’s death and offered their condolences to his family. However, the singer-songwriter’s family did not receive any messages from Luis Miguel.
When their daughter, María Elena Manzanero, was asked if Luis Miguel spoke about her father’s death, she replied: “I couldn’t tell him about Luis Miguel, well, they didn’t have a close friendship; If I figure out who called why we talked to him at lunch. Alejandro Sanz called, Julio Iglesias called, I know they called Diego [Manzanero, mi hermano] is closest to the media”.