Germán and Iván remember with high esteem the way they connected with the singer-songwriter: “We had the great opportunity to meet the master Armando Manzanero during the recording of his master class CompaSStage 2020, here at CDMX,” they recalled. The lens virtuoso duo assured that since he arrived at his studio, he had behaved “friendly and attentive to all of us who were there.
“For him the project we were working on was very important. He left his course as his last legacy, it’s a chair of what it’s like to be an artist. He spoke freely and in great detail about the subjects he wanted to teach and he to tell many anecdotes that had us all attentive, “they abounded.
(Germán Nájera + Iván Flores for @CompaSStage)
That day they accompanied Manzanero backstage and put together a set for him, where they carried out what would become a memorable photo shoot: “We were able to live very close together and realize that he was an exceptional character.” they assured, at the same time that they emphasized that nothing seemed to go wrong with their health.
Master Armando was in perfect condition, in every way, and at all times we worked very comfortably. He was in the best of moods, telling jokes that he himself said ‘were upbeat’. We wanted to do with him a series of unpretentious, honest portraits that showed him as we saw him: happy, proud and full
Germán Nájera and Iván Flores, photographers
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