Renato Betancourt, One of the audio equipment suppliers of the controversial music festival Baja Beach Fest, to die after fighting for a month against the Covid-19. The regiomontano industralist and organizer of events in Serpro Productions he was in charge of directing the sound and lighting of important musical events around the country.
Although this company in his charge took part in the organization of the controversial festival in Rosarito, Baja California, Renato he never attended because he had been battling the virus for weeks.
Renato was a well-known person in the industry and much appreciated in Nuevo Leon, from where he operated his company.
“What a deep pain. Rest in peace Renato Betancourt Pineapple
loses Nuevo León to a musical icon; from a Joan Manuel Serrat to Alejandra Guzmán you attended equally. Promoter of popular northern freestyle, ska, rock, reggae, unforgettable moments with the Great Silence, Verbena Popular. Light for your path Thank you! “
Verónica Sandoval, journalist from Regiomontana
“When in the 90s the underground scene was cooked from which the so-called Advanced Regia, Renato penetrated like drummer with the group Subterraneón. He did not achieve fame and fortune as a musician, which he never needed as he channeled his concerns into other areas with magnificent results. Always with long hair, he started with montages for local band concerts in those years when virtually no one had professional equipment. He played at La TOMBA Musicantro-Cultubar, the Skizzo, the CAFE IGUANA and many other places. He also organized concerts and local festivals with other characters from that nineties scene such as Memo Maradiaga, Gabriel Guerra and @Toy Hernández. And already when the regiomontanos groups took off, he was manager and / or representative of the Great Silence and Jumbo, and surely of other artists who trusted him by their technical and tactical knowledge. He finally concentrated his efforts on Serpro, the company with which he sounded and illuminated thousands of concerts and tours in the country, from shows at the CitiBanamex Auditorium and the Monterrey Arena, to the Pa’l Nord, Metallica in the University Stadium and tours of Luis Miguel, to name just a few. With a low media profile, but very sociable and well known among musicians, businessmen and technical staff, Renato was a key player in the development of the rock scene and music in general in our city (Monterrey) “, report a post from La Rocka newspaper.
Criticisms of the BBF in Rosarito
Specifically, criticism of this show was dumped by health protocols, The lack of healthy distance and the ease of teasing sanitary controlss as a negative test or vaccination certificate, which has already happened in various parts of the world where massive entertainment and the reactivation of the entertainment industry have been organized.
a la fourth edition of the crowded event, several were reported contagion among the attendees. In this way, a young woman expressed that she did not mind having contracted Covid-19 and that she did not regret anything.
In some Facebook groups related to the Baja Beach Fest, several of the spectators expressed the presence of symptoms after the first festival weekend. Cough, joint pain and fever were some of the coronavirus samples, although some were vaccinated.
In addition, in the show they were denounced corrupteles of the event staff. They allegedly put on sale bracelets to enter without the need to present proof of vaccination or negative coronavirus test.
The yellow traffic light in Baja California did not prevent its celebration during two consecutive weekends, Aug. 13-15 and Aug. 20-22, with more than 20,000 people a day, according to local reports.