On December 11, the Mexican composer and singer participated in the launch of the place that hosts the history of bolero and his artistic career. With incorrect use of the mask and several assistants, the activity is under public control.
the death of singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero, early this morning, December 28, shocked the Latin American art world. Just as expressions of condolence flooded social media and messages of solidarity reached the Yucatecan’s relatives, speculation about the negligence of the artist and his relatives was not long in coming.
Many netizens pointed out that before it was known that Manzanero had been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2, he attended the inauguration. Manzanero House Museum, a cultural place built as a tribute to the singer and composer “Nada personal”, located in Mérida. The event took place on December 11, with several guests, and the photos show the now deceased artist who misused the mask.
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“This tribute cost him his life in the middle of the pandemic. How irresponsible! “Where did he get infected?” Meetings are a risk factor and, if we add to that, not wearing the mask properly “,” Don Armando became infected in his honor. Could there be an end to it? We regret his death anyway. Let’s ask him for rest and strength for his family “,” We already know where he was infected, but no matter how much he tells you it’s not the time to feel offended. If I hadn’t left, I would still be alive “, were some comments left by internet users in a post on Facebook on the Mexico Desconocido portal, where the arrival of the museum was announced.
In addition, Twitter users took as a reference, from the event in which he was and where he could have infected Manzanero, a tweet made by the Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Mexico, Miguel Torruco Marqués, who published on December 11 how which the opening of the Casa Manzanero Museum and other tourist sites that have been activated in Mérida.
Product innovation and diversification will make Mexico a more attractive, original and unique destination. We work so that each state offers “anchor” attractions that give way to new local tourist circuits; e.g, #HouseManzanero and the “Route of Nostalgia” in Mérida pic.twitter.com/g1P2Xkv9fe
– MiguelTorrucoMarqués (@TorrucoTurismo) December 13, 2020
“Everyone is talking about the death of Armando Manzanero, no one says that, a few days before the hospitalization, he did what should not be done: a museum was inaugurated in his homeland where a lot of people participated. God, let’s see if I stay at home … “, wrote the user @Ale_Villanueva.

Armando Manzanero during the inauguration of the Casa Manzanero Museum. Photo EDH / Resumption of the mexicodesconocido.com.mx portal
The Casa Manzanero Museum is 310 square meters and was designed to house three themed axes, which “bet on technology and interaction with visitors,” according to the website México Desconocido: la sala Never in the world, which reviews bolero as a musical genre and addresses the history of Mérida in the first half of the twentieth century, when Manzanero was a teenager; area I don’t know about you, which compiles the zenith of this music master’s career (awards, tours, iconic concerts) and salon This afternoon I saw it raining, which exposes “Manzanero’s most intimate facet that reflects his family life, his contributions to culture and his participation in Mexican cinema and television,” according to Architectural Digest Mexico.
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📷 A sample of what can be seen in the recently opened #HouseManzanero, in Mérida, Yucatán. pic.twitter.com/bGw8swYzwO
– MiguelTorrucoMarqués (@TorrucoTurismo) December 11, 2020
The Mexican press announced on December 18 that the famous composer was hospitalized for COVID-19, despite a slight improvement, the virus complicated the image of pre-existing diseases (diabetes and kidney problems) in Manzanero.

Some of the elements that adorn the Casa Manzanero Museum, which now becomes an iconic space. Photo EDH / Resumption of the mexicodesconocido.com.mx portal