MEXICO CITY (apro).- From music to the cultural community, the death of La Lupita’s guitarist, Lino Nava, caused a commotion on the night of Tuesday the 7th, and those who mourn his death describe him as a fundamental man of rock in Mexico .
From musicians such as the band Panteón Rococó to the Observatorio del Rock collective in Mexico, the musical photographer and rock documentary filmmaker Fernando Aceves, the cultural promoter Inti Muñoz, to the capital’s Ministry of Culture, the death of Lino Nava moved social networks when it was learned that He lost his life at the age of 55 due to cancer, an illness that he had battled since 2019.
Nava, considered a rock icon, as well as a music producer, collaborated throughout his career with groups such as Café Tacvba, Fobia, Caifanes and colleagues such as Charlie Montana, in addition to leaving his mark on historical albums such as the tribute to José José, with the theme “Gavilán o paloma”.
The first to announce the death was Alonso Arreola, bassist of La Barranca, who broke the news through X (formerly Twitter, @Escribajista) by sharing a photo with Lino, accompanied by a farewell message that reached five thousand reproductions in the first two hours of the tweet.
La Lupita, led by Nava, was founded in 1991 and its concert for 30 years of history at the Metropolitan Theater was performed without the guitarist due to his health. Reporter César Muñoz Valdéz reported in a chronicle on September 1, 2022 for Proceso that the band went on an extensive musical journey in a historic concert led by vocalist Héctor Quijada, who immediately resolved the doubt:
“’As you can see there is an absence and it is a very felt absence for us, unfortunately Mr. Lino Nava suffered a decompensation, due to all the health problems he has faced, he is out of danger. For him, for you, for us and for La Lupita, we are going to move forward, we are going to have a great party, we are going to send him all our love and good vibes, he is sorry for not being able to be there,’ Héctor announced, adding that the guitarist He remained in the medical service compound.
“The audience’s response roared quickly and enthusiastically: “Lino, Lino, Lino!”… And the show had to continue.”
“The show must go on” (el show debe continuar)
After learning of his death, rock fans and followers in Mexico said goodbye to Nava’s departure in their own way, one of them remembering the publication of an interview with Lino that reports on the death of his father in 2000, where he remembers:
“La Lupita had a very important concert in Ciudad Azteca. I was coming out from taking a bath and the phone rang and my brother’s ex-wife told me: ‘Come over here, your dad.’ So, I fly to my parents’ house and when I arrive I see my mother devastated and my father recently deceased with half an hour left before I go on stage.
“I remember something very strange: a neighbor who was outside told me ‘Tie his head with a bandana so his jaw doesn’t move’, and I said: ‘What?’ I called the people who worked with us at that time and explained to them, and they told me: ‘we canceled the concert.’
“But five minutes pass and they dial me again: ‘We can’t cancel, the place is full.’ And me loving my dad’s jaw and hugging my mom. At that moment I remembered Freddie Mercury and ‘The Show Must Go On’. I remembered that it was my dad who bought me my first guitar, the first one he wanted me to play was him. I told my mom: ‘Wait for me, wait for me, mom.’ And I went to play….”
Until the closing of this note, little by little the musicians dedicate farewell words to Lino Nava through their social networks, as is the case of Panteón Rococó, which in the first minutes of this Wednesday, May 8, sent a hug of solidarity to the musician’s family
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2024-05-11 09:24:16