:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/UHKO7UPRMNC7ZJIOYJN2CTPZOQ.jpg "Announces a book on the career of Mexican singer-songwriter Armando Manzanero")
The Mexican arranger, producer and singer has spanned 73 years of artistic career Armand Manzanerountil his death, December 28, 2020, due to complications linked to covid-19: from now on, the performer will be honored in a book centered on his artistic life; his widow, Villa Laura Elena, explained to EFE that the writer Alberto Tovalin Ahumada will be in charge of this title.
The book will include many photos accompanying the texts that tell the most important moments of the professional life of the memorable artist born in Yucatan on stage and off stage. Among them, the famous moment he experienced during the ceremony of Grammys in 2014in which they celebrated their artistic journey, and the presentation of the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020.
The singer’s daughter Martha Manzanero Arjona She said she was grateful to Tovalinwho in this book carries out a documentary work between writing, photography and research, on the life and work of the author of “We are engaged”“With you I learned there”This afternoon I saw rain”among other musical successes.
“Alberto Tovalin a month after my father died, he expressed interest in writing the book. He said my father’s life was fascinating and he hasn’t stopped the project since.” Martha Manzanero Arjona.
Martha, armand, Maria Helena there Diego are the children of the marriage of Apple tree there Maria Elena Arjona Torres. In the same form, Martha He admitted that he had not yet been able to read the text, “I only know the photos because the graphic material is mine, although I think they will include other images”.
Alberto Tovalin revealed that the book will be titled Armand Manzaneroand revealed to ECE that the project was discussed with the composer himself in 2020, during the creation of the Manzanero Hunting Museum in Mérida, Yucatan (Mexico). This book should be released in physical format at the end of April 2023.
“He was interested because there is no book about his career of more than six decades of constant work, but unfortunately he passed away and we were unable to meet” Alberto Tovalin.
Due to the sudden death of Apple tree end of 2020, Tovalin decided to continue the literary project and began to look for sponsors, among which the support of the Federal Ministry of Culture, one of the first organizations to join the initiative. To the institution headed by Alejandra Frausto Guerrerowas added Government of Yucatan and businessmen.
The trajectory book Armand Manzanero, will have two fundamental texts, revealed the author; what are they: one of Pavel Granadoswho is one of the greatest historians of music in Mexico, and another of Enrique Martin Bricenoeminent musical researcher of Yucatan.
The book will include in its pages some opinions of Armand Manzanero on subjects such as politics and art, but also expressions of Monsivaisphotos of his house and one of the most memorable scenes immortalized, a photo of the composer with Yoko Ono there Ringo Star of The Beatles.
for the release of Armand ManzaneroIt is planned to include in the presentations roundtables on the work of the Mexican interpreter, who was an ardent defender of copyright in life; Alberto Tovalin graduated from National School of Anthropology and History and ensured that Manzanero’s book “It was quite a challenge and it was achieved thanks to the family of the Mexican composer”.
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