Explanada 5, in Guatemala City, was the venue where the legacy of the Fernández dynasty was celebrated, because Alejandro, known as The Potrillooffered a concert on Friday, May 22 and created a generational bridge between his music and his father’s legacy, Vicente Fernández, who died at the age of 81 on December 12, 2021.
According to The Potrillo, The tour he is currently promoting is called From King to King and consists of a show that pays tribute to Charro de Huentitán, a fundamental figure of Mexican ranchera and popular music.
I don’t know how to crack, Beautiful darling and It’s a shame you’re a stranger were the songs with which Alejandro Fernández began the musical evening in Guatemala and, from the first chord, he was accompanied by the choir of his admirers, who packed the venue.
“Hello, Guatemala. How happy to see a stage this full. How outrageous! I love you very much,” said Alejandro Fernández.
“I promise you that tonight will be very special, magical. We are going to fall in love, we are going to sing and we are going to celebrate with Mexican music, which is the most beautiful music in the whole world. So get ready for this party. This is From King to Kingthe tribute to my father,” he added.
The Potrillo The concert continued with hits like This jealousy and a million springs.
“I am very happy to come here, my Guatemala,” said the Mexican singer, and continued with the tribute to Vicente Fernández with songs such as How do I forget you, The law of the mountain, The singer, My friend the gray, I hope it goes well for you, For your damn love, My little ranch and Here between us.
During the evening, attendees applauded The Potrillowho had the accompaniment of mariachis and indicated that the show From King to King It represents one of his personal challenges and a generational bridge between two voices that marked different eras of the Mexican regional.
“This was my dad’s favorite, so I want them to sing it beautifully. Let it be heard from here to Jalisco, let it be heard very hard,” Alejandro indicated and interpreted Come back, come back.
The admirers once again applauded him, followed his instructions and joined in one voice with the choir that made Esplanade 5 vibrate. The Potrillor continued the musical party with the king and my way.
The personal touch
With more than three decades of experience, Alejandro Fernández has established himself as one of the great exponents of ranchera music, which he fuses with romantic themes, and in Guatemala he included several of his hits during a two-hour show.
I have been, Today I want you, What am I going to do with my love, What a pity and I forgot you were the songs he performed The Potrillo and with whom he gave the romantic touch to the evening in the country.
“We have been evolving and recording more music, but tonight I want to include a song that I have not performed in concerts for a long time and it is one that I want to recover because it is a beautiful song,” said the Mexican singer.
“I think that everyone in life, at some point, has gone through a breakup, a loss, a love that goes away, but if there is something that heals our soul and helps us breathe, that will always be a hug, even if sometimes that hug is the last,” he said. The Potrillo and interpreted hug me.
Fernández’s romantic touch continued with hits like so much shame, That and more, Crazy, I know it hurts you, I’m going to lose you, Sing heart and I dedicated myself to losing you.
“Thank you, Guatemala, for tonight. How happy I am, I feel at home,” he said, and closed the musical evening with songs such as my voice is gone, It’s hurting me, Congratulations, kill them and Like someone who loses a star.