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The Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero died this Monday at age 85, a few days after being hospitalized in Mexico City after contracting coronavirus.
Manzanero leaves behind an unforgettable legacy in the history of Spanish music, countless records sold and countless recognitions, such as the honorary Grammy Award in 2014.
The author of classics of the Latin American romantic ballad, such as “Somos novios”, “I’m going to turn off the light”, “With you I learned”, “This afternoon I saw it rain” and “No”, was hospitalized last week in Mexico City after test positive for covid-19 and intubated a few days later.
“It is with great pain that I regret the death of maestro Armando Manzanero, one of the greatest composers in Mexico. His songs are a definitive part of the sentimental education of Mexicans,” the Secretary of Culture of Mexico, Alejandra Frausto, wrote on Twitter.
“Generous and smiling, always committed to culture. Thank you for so much,” added the official.
A fireproof artist
Throughout his 70-year career, Manzanero published more than 30 record works, scored numerous films and wrote more than 400 songs.
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In 2014, Manzanero became the first Mexican to receive an honorary Grammy for his career.
Manzanero, described as “the most important living composer of Mexican music”, was also a musical producer and actor.
His themes have been versioned over the years by artists of the stature of Elvis Presley, with “It’s impossible”, an English version of “Somos novios”, Dionne Warwick, Tony Bennett, Alejandro Fernández or Christina Aguilera.
In addition, it produced many Mexican artists, sponsored concerts and sought out new talents, becoming a benchmark in the country’s cultural industry.
From the presidency of the Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico, a position he held since 2010, he fought to dignify the work of artists and recognize the authorship of their works.
“I have had my times where they think that I no longer give more, that my time is over, but when an opportunity arises there I go in and make them understand that it is not true”, this artist who wrote “everything, what same tropical as rock and roll. “
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