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Juan Gabriel almost Humptied again

5:43 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes|mexico · Comments Off

29 Jan 2007

Our beloved JuanGa was close to reliving last year’s terrible incident – in which he “had a great fall” — at a recent concert in Puebla. Luckily, he left the building uninjured this time:

“I was going to faint but I did everything I could to control myself and I managed to do so, but I could not continue because I needed air,” Juan Gabriel wrote to fans on his Web site.

Puebla fans didn’t get to see the rest of the show, as JuanGa had to excuse himself.

According to a message on his web site, Puebla’s altitude made him ill, and he says that when he returns to the city he will make it up to his fans there.

Get well soon, JuanGa!

Via / Yahoo! Entertainment and JuanGabriel.com.mx

A farewell to Rocío in Mexico

4:26 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|mexico · 1 Comment

3 May 2006

Considered by many as one of Mexico’s most sacred places, la Basílica de Guadalupe — the spot where legend says the Juan Diego first encountered la virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron — was the site of a farewell to Spanish music icon Rocío Dúrcal.

From El Universal:

Among cheers, ovations and nostalgic mariachi music, the urn containing part of the ashes of singer Rocío Dúrcal arrived at the Basílica de Guadalupe, her final resting place and where homage was paid to her this afternoon in the atrium.

Her husband, Junior and her daughter Carmen placed the urn with the Spanish singers ashes in the atrium of the basilica so that close to 1000 fans could pay their last respects, an homage that was truly moving for the family.

JuanGa Supports The Struggle

12:25 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Internet|mexico|Music · 1 Comment

12 Apr 2006

Latino celebs are jumping on the bandwagon to support the rights of all people, including immigrants. The Dia sin Mexicanos boycott, that VL wrote about last week, is featured on Juan Gabriel‘s website. The call to participate in the boycott goes so far as to name some big companies that Mexicanos should not buy from on May 1st including major fast food chains and big box retailers. I don’t think Juan Gabriel will be getting any endorsement offers anytime soon.

Via / JuanGabriel.com

Mexico loved Dúrcal as if she were its own

3:18 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|mexico|Music|Spain · 8 Comments

29 Mar 2006

Friends in Spain tell me that the news of legendary singer Rocío Dúrcal’s death shook their country, and it’s no wonder why. Rocío Dúrcal came of age and into fame at a time when Spain was living “de espaldas al mundo” because of a dictatorship. Dúrcal made her career in Spain, but her fame soon spread to Mexico with her working collaborations with Juan Gabriel.

Mexico’s love affair with Rocío Dúrcal has been going strong ever since. Among my friends in Mexico, old and young, Rocío was regarded as “una mexicana de corazón” and was so beloved for the passion that she felt for Mexican music genres such as rancheras, mariachi and bolero.

To speak of Rocío is to speak of Juan Gabriel. In México, it is hard for people to separate the two. Juan Gabriel, as controversial as he has been through the years, is truly a Mexican icon, and by extension Rocío became that as well. Like any good “pareja”, they fought a lot, but always seemed to come back together (although it seems that Rocío was once again annoyed with him before she died…apparently he hadn’t checked up on her the last time she was hospitalized).

After the Fall, Juan Gabriel Still Has His Sense of Humor

8:31 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Internet · 1 Comment

5 Jan 2006

I peeped this on Univision’s Primer Impacto, yesterday afternoon. It seems that Juan Gabriel is maintaining his sense of humor as he recuperates from the infamous fall he took in November of last year. Juan Gabriel’s website now features a Flash Player version of the story of his fall and his subsequent recuperation,designed by Alberto Aguilera. It’s not to be missed by fans of Juan Gabriel. See it at JuanGabriel.com

JuanGa does a Humpty Dumpty

3:34 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Entertainment|mexico · 1 Comment

14 Nov 2005

Must be all that pirouetting he does. He apparently had a great fall during a concert in Houston. Fans were hysterical:

A Latin music superstar recovered in a hospital Monday after falling off a stage at the Toyota Center during his concert, KPRC Local 2 reported Sunday.

Juan Gabriel’s concert had just begun when he tripped on some cables and fell six feet during his first song.

Gabriel’s fans were stunned by what happened, and prayed as they saw paramedics take him away.

“Everyone was crying. It was really sad and we just hope that he’s OK. We were like which hospital … where do we go see him at? It feels like he’s our family,” one fan told KPRC Local 2.

Doctors said Gabriel suffered a concussion and broken wrist.

The concert is expected to be rescheduled.

Via Click2Houston and Hispanic Tips

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