Google dedicates today’s doodle to Juan Gabriel with a video of ‘Noa Noa’

Juan Gabriel, Known as the Divo of Juárez, he has left an indelible mark on Mexican music. His songs have not only made us dance to cheerful rhythms like “El Noa Noa” and “Caray”, but they have also moved us and even made us cry with songs like “Amor eterna”.

Because of this and as is already a custom, Google It usually pays tribute to people who made important discoveries or made contributions to art, politics, science or music, like Juan Gabriel.

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Why is Google dedicating today’s doodle to Juan Gabriel?

This Monday, Juan Gabriel was honored by Google with a doodle on the main screen. This tribute is due to the fact that on July 15, 1995, the iconic Mexican composer reached first place on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart with the single “El Palo”.

This song is part of the album “The Mexico that left us”, which also received the award for Best Regional Mexican Album by the Lo Nuestro Awards in the same year.

Juan Gabriel’s doodle

Google decided to pay tribute to Juan Gabriel with a doodle, created by the Mexican illustrator and artist Humberto Irigoyen, art director of the Kero Collective.

Irigoyen has worked with well-known brands such as Twitch, Nickelodeon, HBO and Netflix, among others. Humberto made several illustrations of the composer that were included in a video that is available on YouTube and can also be viewed directly by clicking on the doodle.

The illustrator took it four months to capture not only the image of Juan Gabriel, but also its essence, its gestures and its distinctive wardrobe.

The doodle shows in animation 2D various stages and facets of Juan Gabriel’s life and career. From her youth on stage to her foray into television, her creative process when writing songs, the affection she received from her audience at concerts, and her bright and colorful costumes.

The animation also includes the famous image of Juan Gabriel posing next to a palm tree, which became in a meme.

The video and doodle celebrates the life and career of Juan Gabriel to the rhythm of “El Noa Noa”. In the doodle, you can see Juan Gabriel singing with a mariachi on a stage.

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