Música Fito: "In Spain there is no feeling that culture is worth the same as oil"
Some, since Saturday, sleep outdoors.
No ceilings or walls.
They take refuge at night in a tent at the gates of the Wanda Metropolitano.
They are the fans of Alejandro Sanz, a score of unconditional followers
who have been camping for days to see him tonight in concert as close as possible.
The tour begins.
Marta, 43, has been taking turns with other friends since last week.
She has been following him since she was 15. She has lost count of the concerts she has attended:
"I have toured all over Spain"
.
While she speaks, the rehearsals can be heard inside the stadium.
Amiga mía plays
,
a song from
Más
, the best-selling Spanish album in history.
Lúa, 36, comes from Zaragoza.
She exudes passion when she talks about him.
She has been a fan of Alejandro Sanz since she was a child, when her mother, also a
groupie
and present there, saw that she was stunned when she saw the singer on television and recorded a concert for him:
"He has accompanied me all my life. In my house they thought that I was It would happen, but it has gone to more. Alejandro for me is illusion, what moves is very great. He makes works of art. Whatever he does, he is very good "
.
From Tuesday at noon, Isabel, 41 years old, from Fuenlabrada, and four more friends take turns to make a place for themselves today in the front row, when the show begins.
She was 10 years old when she began to like Sanz's music.
"Alejandro is the soundtrack of my life, his album
3
of him is my favorite. He caught me at that time of madness, of first infatuations"
, she admits.
"My hair is standing on end," her friend Pilar interrupts when she listens to her.
Isabel just got off work and now it's her turn.
These days she has left her husband and the girls alone: "In our house they think we are like goats,"
she says as she bursts out laughing.
"They have already assumed it, it's been like this for many years," adds Pilar, also 41, nonchalantly, and admits that
she went with her husband on a honeymoon to Tenerife in 2001 to be able to see the end of the
El alma
tour there to the
air
In 1994, at the age of 14, he went to Toronga Street, in Arturo Soria, and stayed at the door of Alejandro Sanz's house to wait for him to come out: "His mother came out, his father came out, his brother came out, him, and I had the opportunity to come in, to be invited to a snack. That day I called my mother to tell her that I would be home later because I was at Alejandro's house. She couldn't believe it".
"Last week we were with him again, we are lucky to see him a lot, and nothing has changed, he is very human, close, affectionate," says Pilar, who refuses to tell how she accesses the artist so directly: " Investigation team," he ditches between laughs.
They feed on tortilla chips, cherry tomato salads, snacks and lots of ice water
.
Every time one of the friends arrives at the relay, she brings more bags of cubes.
They don't mind the heat, nor do they have to do time for so many days until the long-awaited moment.
Their wait does not go unnoticed by the artist from Madrid, who addressed them on Twitter on June 1:
"To the people who have been lining up since last Saturday for this Saturday's concert at the Wanda. I like the soul. There is nothing to pay for that. I give up my life"
.
One of his fan clubs,
Las Sanzeras del Alba
, is represented among the tents
.
They come from all over Spain.
They do not dare to choose a favorite song: "After 30 years there are many", they comment.
And they remember
The strength of the heart
,
I bring you... 20 years
,
Amiga Mía
, among other topics.
The emotion shows on their faces, they do not want luck, but to see him again.
My favorite person
is heard in the background
.
Alejandro is also waiting for them.
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