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The death of Armando Manzanero, On December 28, 2020, meant a blow to the art world of Mexico and Latin America. The iconic musician and composer left an indelible legacy, he has more than 400 songs, of which more than fifty have achieved international fame, such as “We are boyfriends”, “This afternoon I saw rain” and “With you I learned”.
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The native of Yucatan, has a wide repertoire of songs and albums dedicated to love, which is why he was given the pseudonym of the “King of Romanticism”. Manzanero he was the winner of a Grammy Award for his artistic career, a special award given to great musical personalities who have made outstanding contributions to the field of discography.
The master’s songs were recorded by multiple artists, including Elvis Presely, Andrea Bocelli, Chavela Vargas, Andres Calamaro, Laura Pausini, Cristian Castro, Alejandro Fernandez, Estel, Christina Aguilera, Paulina Rubio, Ricardo Montaner, Miguel Bosé , Raphael. But there is one singer who stood out for the special way he performed the creations of the great master: Luis Miguel.
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LUIS MIGUEL AND ARMANDO MANZANERO, A FRIENDSHIP THAT DISAPPEARED OVER TIME
Armando Manzanero i Luis Miguel they began their friendship when the native of Yucatan produced for the “Sun of Mexico” the disc “Romance”. This material was very special for both artists, but especially for Luis Miguel, as it marked an important stage in his career in which he made the leap from pop artist of the moment to a serious figure in the music scene. .
Without a doubt, the subjects of the yucateco consecrated to Luis Miguel at world-wide level. Since then the relationship of admiration has grown. Three years later they returned to work together and in 1994 they sent another disc of boleros called “Second romance”. Then, in 1997, they recorded a third album entitled “Romances”, the fourth came in 2001 and was called “My Romances”.
Although everything was going well between both singers, the relationship of respect and cordiality was broken 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 a superb and ungrateful attitude.
According to Qui magazine, the performers had a mishap when Luisito Rey’s son did not want to take part in a tribute concert by Manzanero, which took place in 2018 in the archaeological area of Chichén Itzá.
During an interview in which Manzanero was asked if Luis Miguel would participate, he gave an answer that left the “Sun of Mexico” in a bad position:
“There are people who don’t know gratitude. I don’t want to talk about him, but I think what a shame. It is easier for an elephant to get in through the eye of a needle than for Luis Miguel to do something for his neighbor (…) He left a man who is great, like Alejandro Fernández, wrong, if he did that, what can be expected of him? He went crazy“, He said.
After the death of Armando Manzanero, several artists commented on the composer’s death and sent their condolences to his family. However, the singer-songwriter’s family did not receive any messages from Luis Miguel.
When asked to her daughter Maria Elena Manzanero, if Luis Miguel had pronounced on the death of his father, she answered: “I couldn’t tell you about Luis Miguel, well they didn’t have a close friendship; if I can tell who called so I can comment on it at meal time. He called Alejandro Sanz, he called Julio Iglesias, I know they called Diego [Manzanero, mi hermano] it is the one closest to the media”.