Unforgettable Memories: Camila Fernández’s Heartfelt Tribute to Her Beloved Grandfather

When singer Camila Fernández prepares a Day of the Dead offering, the first person she thinks of is her grandfather, the Charro de HuentitánVicente Fernández, who died on December 12, 2021, almost three years ago.

“I gave my grandfather everything he liked, to be honest. I give him his snacks which he liked so much; nice charro, because he really liked charrería. We give everything that reminds us of my grandfather Vicente.

“It hit me really hard that my grandfather left this plane. So understand the Day of the Dead and how death is seen in a more beautiful way, how you’re going to celebrate, how you’re going to remember it, what you’re going to wear so it can reach you and come to visit you. you, for me It really helped me with the depression I had.

“It was a way of seeing death as a celebration, a very beautiful thing,” said Camila Fernández, in an interview with Excelsior.

When he remembers him, he is moved, but he also smiles, in that contrast of emotions that comes from remembering such a loved one, firstly, because he is a member of the family he has cultivated a deep and unbreakable bond of love with him, which, in addition, is part of the regular audio story of Mexicans.

That’s why being part of the second edition of the immersive show Coco in concert: A party to rememberon November 2 at the Monumental Plaza de Toros The Mexicoit’s so adorable.

And his participation in this show is not only about those who left and left an indelible mark, but with those who are still there, like his three-year-old daughter Cayetana.

“I’m really excited about what’s coming on November 2, Coco in concert, and to celebrate our traditions; of what it means to be Mexican and to be very proud of our roots to remember those who have already left.

“What better than to do it together and with the music we all share. “It will be something very nice,” he said.

The daughter of singer Alejandro Fernández pointed out that the 2017 film, Cocowinner of the Oscar Award for Best Animated Film, was greatly moved because, among other details, one of the characters, Ernesto de la Cruz, has a swimming pool shaped like a guitar, just like his grandfather.

“I saw it as something very personal, because, I don’t know if you knew, but my grandfather Vicente also has a swimming pool in the shape of a guitar. He reminded me a lot of my grandfather Vicente.

“Then, when the father sings to Coco, when she is little and he has to go, the song remember meit made me remember that my father used to sing to us a lot when we were little and we cried to him too when he left. So it’s a story that I take very personally and that relates to all of us,” the interpreter highlighted everything everything.

Fernández emphasized that Mexicans are a brotherhood and he was glad that Disney made a film like this “to highlight how rich we are in culture, traditions and everything we have.”

“I am delighted that I can also teach this to my daughter and her whole generation, so that she can learn this whole vision of what the Day of the Dead is. It is a story that tells us about our ancestors and our soul,” he said.

The show is a visual and audio experience that the film screening will have Coco and special guests, such as Camila Fernández, performing songs from this story and others live, supported by a symphony orchestra and Ballet Folklorico de México by Silvia Lozano.

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