Madonna’s artistic career is one of those worth recounting, and who better than her to recount 40 years of successful, provocative and challenging music in The Celebration Tourwith which the singer returned to Mexico after nine years of absence to offer the first of five shows she will give in the country’s capital.
She is The Queen of pop, that is indisputable. 16,500 people packed the Palacio de los Deportes to pay tribute with ovations and applause to a legacy that goes beyond music and that touches on religion, sexuality, preferences, bodies and that only she can do all of this. group together in a completely inclusive celebration, where no one is different.
Michael Jackson’s voice joined the celebration when the song Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough resounded through the venue’s speakers announcing that the queen was almost about to take over the stage, but first, the recording team in charge of documenting the tour had to take some shots of the atmosphere and the audience, which was packed for this first date, so no one Neither they nor the public hesitated to dance with Pop’s king.
“It’s showtime, Mexico City,” launched the drag Bob The Drag Queen, who gave some feathers to the audience while evoking Vogue’s Madonna at the MTV Awards. Yes, the one who came out dressed as a courtesan of Louis XV. 40 years passed in an instant on the screens making a tour of the tours only for Madonna, at 10:38 p.m., to appear again on Mexican soil.
Nothing Really Matters was the theme with which he appeared descending from a circular platform. She couldn’t be any other way, her outfit, in black and with a crown, in addition to her attitude and her unmistakable voice, drew applause from those present.
A city in the background and its dancers armed with colorful costumes and lamps gave life to Everybodythe first single that the singer released in 1982, and with which the choreography and emotion invited everyone to dance.
After greeting her audience, Madonna did not hesitate to make her subjects sing, she is the queen and can do whatever she pleases, that’s why among punks, pirates and her with knee pads, shorts and a jacket, they remembered the essence of New York and Los Angeles. from the 80s with Into The Groove.
“They are ready? Because I’m going to take you on a trip. The question is if you can handle it. I’m going to take you through my life, I’m going to read you my diary, the fantasies, the pains, everything that is there, are you ready? mother fuckers?
“When I was a girl I discovered Frida Kahlo and I grew very interested in this woman, in her face, her clothes and her deep gaze and that’s how I learned about her story and her immense hope. The first time I learned about her, she drove me crazy and she is my inspiration. . She has an incredible history and tradition, I am very proud to be here in front of you, I have nothing more to thank you because it has been 40 years. Thank you, thank you very much,” said Madonna, this phrase at the end in Spanish.
“I will never stop believing in my dreams and I hope that for all of you, because if you don’t have a dream nothing can be possible,” the singer launched before raising her guitar, which of course sparked great emotion on the part of his fans. And she added: “music is the best way to unite people, thank you very much for always supporting me, thank you.”
She speaks, everyone listens, Madonna asks, people respond and pay attention to each of her words, if she shows her images of youth and plays the guitar at the same time everyone listens, that’s how it happened with Burning Up.
Yes, it seems that Madonna can do anything, since today, after a heat wave that suffocated CDMX, the rain came to make the first of her shows feel like a party where each of the guests was special. , the kind that are made in exclusive places and with VIP lists.
And although the cost of the show’s tickets varied depending on the location, everyone, absolutely everyone felt happy at the celebration, from the chilangos, to those who traveled from different cities in the country and even those who waited for years to see it for the first time. once, and those who repeat the experience.
But Madonna is not her if she does not bring out that irreverence that has always characterized her and why not? a look at the US sex industry with flyers of promotions that were shown on the screens adorned Open Your Heartwhile the Queen She joined in a completely provocative dance with her dancers on the catwalk where she demonstrated that perreo, as it is known today, has existed for more than 40 years and that she can spank whoever she wants.
And so it came Holiday, in which Madonna appeared with a long black coat that she opened as she pleased and showed her corset; A mirrored disco ball shone in the center of the stage and she had the pleasure of recreating a part of the original choreography to slow down the rhythm a little while the ball landed next to her and she covered the dancer with her coat with the one who was, making a preamble to the tribute to his friends from the 80s who died.
Madonna dances, sings, jokes and flies, yes she flies, and takes her fans on a trip down memory lane as Live To Tell resounds from the speakers and she, in a cube, travels through the empty space of the venue. Photographs of Freddy Mercury and hundreds of other people covered the floating screens of the place, giving them a special space for being the souls who fell victims of AIDS.
With what could be called a mini-stage performance in which Madonna’s dancers perform a ritual, they gave way to Like A PrayerYes, that song that shook the most innocent consciences at the end of the 80s. And so, with an arsenal of crosses and the singer — dressed in black with crystals — in the middle of her dancers, making the song one of the most anticipated and sung songs. of the evening.
Provocation is her thing… and she knows it, it is no coincidence that she makes a direct reference to the Catholic religion; her next block was dedicated to what Madonna has always defended: sexual freedom. She has never let duty define her and that is why her sexuality is one of the most important elements of her, even in her shows.
Topics like Erotica y Justify My Love —which had winks from Fever— They made it very clear. With a shower of black and white images that emulated a ring, which moved to the stage and where Madonna – dressed in a robe, a short platinum blonde wig and a red and black negligee, which emulated the look of the early 90s —she had a sensual round with her dancers and then with herself, pleasing herself.
Hung Up with Tokisha and with a glimpse of The beautiful island, she reminded the audience that we are equal, both men and women, and that bodies are the same everywhere in the world, so the dancers who accompanied her did it topless; and so it was time to Bad Girl in which he was accompanied by Mercy James, his daughter, who was in charge of the piano for this evening.
And with the classic black and white video, Madonna did not hesitate to make the audience go crazy clapping to the rhythm of a current arrangement with which she welcomed Voguein which Estela, another of his daughters, showed off her best steps and her skill with the turntables since she was in charge of the live mix.
Madonna took comedian Guillermo Rodriguez (a Mexican migrant who appears in The Jimmy Kimmel Show) to rate each of the dancers while they danced to the guest in the most sensual way they could.
They arrived Human Nature, Die Another Day y Ray Of Lightamong many more, to close an incredible night after 00:30 today.
Alberto Guerra, signed by Madonna
The Cuban actor did a session with the singer after she saw him in a series.
By Lucero Calderón
XCARET.— It was after having seen him as Darío in the series Griseldathat the singer Madonna was seduced by the Cuban actor and invited him to do a photo shoot for the British magazine Re-Edition Magazine.
“He saw the series, he liked it and he was just looking for a character like that, with that air of an illicit world and the concept of the magazine was of an outlaw couple, with an old aesthetic, like from the 70s,” said Alberto Guerra. during his time on the carpet at the Platinum Awards.
The Cuban actor, who plays Darío, the third husband of the Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, played in the series by Sofía Vergara, said that it was a surprise that the interpreter of Material Girl will notice him to carry out a photo session.
“It was a great surprise, it’s Madonna, and that she is interested in your work is a great comfort, not to the ego, but to the soul. Having the opportunity to talk with someone who has lived what he has lived, who is a standard and an icon, not only musically, but of feminism, of freedom of expression, of sexuality, of many things that have happened for decades, influencing the lives of the entire world, it is something that cannot be missed,” explained the 42-year-old actor.
Guerra, who defined Madonna as a very generous, humble, calm and familiar woman, said that The Queen of pop He invited him to one of the concerts, a day he did not want to reveal, that he will offer this week in CDMX.
“I’m going to enjoy it like any viewer,” said Guerra, who will soon release Pimpineroa film directed by Andrés Baíz, in which he will act alongside Juanes, as well as the series Accident.
