Today on Estudio Billboard… Adolfo and Gustavo Angel of Los Temerarios talk about their road to success from a ranch in Zacatecas. They also talk about their trip to view the ocean for the first time, and about how they used to play in bars when they were still underage. Don’t go away.
Welcome to Estudio Billboard. We’re here with brothers Adolfo and Gustavo Angel… Los Temerarios. Welcome.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I give it up for you. Thank you.
So… You’re taking a short break from your long tour with your album Si Tú Te Vas.
That’s right. We’re enjoying all of this energy after touring around 30 cities in The United States and getting together with our fans again after 3 years. We’re thrilled because the tour continues. We’ll go to Central and South America, and then finish in this amazing country that we love so much… our beloved Mexico.
I die when I leave.
How nice.
Exactly.
Exactly.
How many cities do you have left? More than 100
Well… It’s more like around 30 or 60. …something like that. Right now, we’re arranging everything, so I can’t tell you exactly. It’s something like that.
Si Tú Te Vas is probably the most “pop” album you have recorded so far, I think. But… Does it maintain your true essence?
We think so. That’s Los Temerarios, you know? As long as they are there… so is their essence. My brother Gustavo has this incredible energy within his heart. He has always sung with love. On Si Tú Te Vas, you can find love songs… some of them full of rhythm… but still romantic.
When recording this album, were you thinking of doing something more pop-ish?... Or maybe about covering more genres so that you could reach all of your fans?
Leila… Our main intention has always been...
do what we feel like doing...
Yes… to be honest to what we feel… our heart. Understand? And of course, after all of these years, you want to do better every time. To me, that’s what we intended to do with these two albums… Evolución de Amor and Si Tú Te Vas.
And, you produce more every day. You have always said that you wanted to take popular music to another level.
That’s right. As I said, we always try to make good material… not to sound repetitive. We try to do something new, so that we don’t bore our fans. I think we have achieved that.
Well… It’s been a 30 year career. When we come back… That’s amazing because it means you started at one… two years old?
Something like that… exactly.
Sort of
We’ll learn about Los Temerarios’ story when we return. We’ll be right back.
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Come on!
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We’re back with Gustavo and Adolfo Angel… Los Temerarios. A thirty year career… Everything began in Zacatecas. Isn’t that right?
Everything started in the Jose Maria Morelos de Fresnillo neighborhood. Do you remember?
Yes. How could I forget?
It’s been a while...
A little more than 30 years… Well… If we take into account when we began, it’s been around 32 years. But, don’t tell anyone… 32 years.
It’s been 10 years. You’re 18 now.
Exactly.
Excellent with math...
So… Back then, you had…What was it?… A ranch? A farm?…A farm… As we say in Colombia, a ranch. How about you?
A ranch… A place where all of the people are dedicated to agriculture… passed down through family generations. Agriculture and ranching… but mostly agriculture.
How does a family of farmers end up in music?
My Dad had a guitar at home, and he would invite us to play. He loved music, you know? One day, a group from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, came for a show. Watching that band was really special to me. I remember that the organ… the instrument that the group used… was amazing. That’s when I thought of doing that for a living. Gustavo was still too young.
You were there thinking that you really liked it?
Yes, I could feel it. I felt like I belonged to music rather than the country.
Still… I think there was already something there … in our genes. I don’t know. We don’t have a musical heritage, but we had something. I remember some men would ask me to sing when they came home from work. “Hey! There’s Julio’s son. Ask him to sing a song for us.” I would sing La Martina for them. That’s a song from the Mexican Revolution.
15 años tenía Martina cuando su amor me entregó, a los 16 cumplidos una traición me jugó.
Martina was terrible. Wasn’t she? They used to give me money afterwards, and I would use it to buy candy. That was when I was… maybe 5 years old. I can’t remember anything before that, but…
So, Adolfo… You had this great idea, like…
Here’s the money…
This one can sing.
We used to chase after him during the rehearsals. He was just so naughty, and he was so little. So… There we were… my cousins and two of my friends. He would annoy us a lot. We wanted to focus on making music with our guitar made of…wood. Isn’t that right? A drum from boxes… This was very serious to us. When he arrived, we would throw him out. Sometimes, we would even get aggressive.
Yeah… They sent a mad dog after me.
Like a serious game… Understand, Leila?
You were really young. You were like… 10? 11?
Yes, I was like 10 years old, and my brother loved to sing. He always wanted to do it, and he got to be the singer of Los Temerarios.
I managed. They didn’t have a singer.
If we had known that he sang that good, we wouldn’t have thrown him out but…
They didn’t have a singer, and they thought about what they did have… and I was there. Only kidding…
You didn’t have a keyboard. It was a present, right? It was difficult.
Well… I had one. I made the keys myself with a crayon… over a piece of wood. We were pretending, Leila.
And the real keyboard?...
Well… That’s part of the second stage. When my dad… We’ll always be thankful to him…As I told you before, we loved music, and he helped us buy our first instruments. I remember the first keyboard I had, a red Yamaha… amazing. That was the best present I could have ever received.
Do you remember the day that you got it?
Perfectly… They tricked me, by the way. I was leaving for Fresnillo to study music, or so I thought. One day, my father came to me and said, “Is it true that you can play whatever song I want?” “Of course,” I said. But, that wasn’t true. He believed me and bought it. They used that year’s harvest earnings to buy it. And when the time came, when it was all set up… he said, “Now, play.” I had no idea how to, of course. Then… I think that helped me a lot because I didn’t want to disappoint my father and wanted to be able to play something one day.
When was the first time you played in front of an audience with Gustavo as the singer of…?
After we had been rehearsing…What?... like a month? I can’t remember exactly, but it was where we used to live… Morelos neighborhood. Everyone knew about us starting a band… a group of boys. Back then, we played popular music… like Rigo Tovar…
The Jonas Brothers?
The Jonas Brothers? No. Well… Everyone from the church asked us if we wanted to do a kermes, and we would split the profits. We agreed, and that was going to be our debut. It was there in the neighborhood, two blocks from home. We sang in front of 100 people or so. That was something. They charged an entrance fee. People wanted to dance. They would look at us strangely because we were so young. That was back in 1977… if I remember correctly.
We would play 5 songs and then start all over again.
Yes. We would play a song 5 times… all 5, and then all 5 over again.
Do you remember one of those songs?
Oh, man…
That we know…
I don’t think you know it. I don’t think Leila does.
You never know.
Teach me, Gustavo.
Let me try and remember. I can’t right now.
Those songs were…I remember clearly the first ones that we played. Those were by Rigo Tovar.
By Los Angeles Negros?
Not yet.
Not yet… Those were quite difficult.
Too difficult for what we could do… We weren’t able to do those.
Can’t you remember the title of the songs? …Like when you played and saw the people’s reaction and thought, “Wow!”
Not like that… no.
La Mochila Azul, no?
That one came after that… by Pedrito Fernandez. I took a chance playing La Mochila Azul…stuff from the Let’s Have Fun Singing. But, those weren’t songs like La Martina…
Campiranas
Quite campiranas…
You left the kermes, and then?
On to the next one…
What was the next step after the kermes?
After playing those 5 songs, we realized that we had to learn a lot more. We liked it so much that we made a set list of 20 or 30 songs. Then everybody started calling from other towns… for weddings, birthdays, masses.
No way.
Yes. We played at home for two months. Once a week, we would play for the church. They were really happy with us, and we were, too, because we got paid.
I mean… When you’re 7 or 8, and you’re already making your own money…
What about your father? Weren’t you supposed to be helping with the ranch?
My dad would look the other way. My older brother used to be upset about that. I’ve always been bad about waking up early in the morning. My dad would get there at 5… 6. I would stay there… wake up at 12… 1. Then I went to study music. My father never said anything. I saw it as his way of supporting me.?
What does he say now?... “Adolfo, see? I knew this would work.”
Yes. He’s really proud. He really loves us, and he’s very happy.
What was it? When you were little…Come on. Say it. You’re four years older than Gustavo. I guess you used to…?
Is it four?
Okay, two.
It’s five.
Five then…
Don’t say that. It’s not to your advantage.
You always have to take at least a year off.
Of course.
Okay then…
So… You would go on stage and think, “Wow, I’m so cool! Look at all of these girls…” Were the girls motivation for you to be a musician?
Just now, when Gustavo said we were happy about getting paid… What really motivated us was the love of music.
That was a joke, bro. You should’ve got it, man. Come on!
Exactly.
I don’t want to do this in front of the cameras.
Well, yeah. We really liked it. It was the thing that we loved the most. Whenever big bands came to Fresnillo, we loved to go see them. We would be up front the entire show.
We wouldn’t sleep.
Yes. It was what we really loved. We ended up being an important band in the region. Everybody called us.
When we return, I want you to tell me how you started your own record label… especially since the music industry is going that way. Okay?
Sure, Leila.
Don’t go anywhere. We’ll be back with Los Temerarios.
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Thanks.
We’re back with Los Temerarios… Adolfo and Gustavo Angel. I never knew where the name Los Temerarios came from.
Well, Los Temerarios is…We used to be La Brisa at first. My mom’s aunt was the one who thought of it. Then, when we did our first…
Why? She said, “You’re like the breeze…”
We didn’t even care! When we were asked to play at the kermes… The one my brother told you about… we needed a name to be announced, “Which one? What? La Brisa. Perfect… La Brisa it is then.”
We had that name for two years.
When we decided to record an album… the first one… there were several Brisas in the market already. We decided to find a new name, and we came up with Los Temerarios. That goes quite well with our character. We are quite daring.
You are?
Yes.
How was the first album made?
With a lot of effort… We used the savings from the gigs we played. We tried with different record labels around the country. I used to give away the CD… or more like the cassette, back then. People were always saying how good it was and saying, “We would love to do something with you guys. Why don’t you come back next year?”
It was like January 2nd, though.
Exactly… It was January. It was difficult to wait an entire year.
It’s true… yes.
Of course, we understood that it was…
That was a polite way of saying no.
We were just starting, and I would have done the same thing, probably. But, our wish of wanting to do better and to get people to know about us was what helped us make our own production. We made an album that no one had heard back then. We made like 2,000 singles. 1,900 are back home, and we gave 100 of them to our family. Nothing big happened.
Which single was it?
It was a song I wrote when I was 12… 13 years old. It was called Un Mal Amor. It’s about a man who suffers because his girlfriend cheated on him.
You wrote it about a girlfriend?
No. I didn’t have a girlfriend back then.
It just came to you…
Yes… just my imagination, inspiration.
The inspiration of the composer…
I thought you were going to say he had always been like that.
No.
I was in love with my teacher, but she never knew it. That’s right.
Adolfo, was that the first song you remember writing?
Yes, that was the first one. We were working at the ranch, and it came to me there. I was a little shy at first, you know? …to show it. But, I was able to overcome that in time. Years went by, and the songs that I had written… that we included… started to work. The audience really liked them. That’s what I remember… That I was ashamed, but now I’m really proud.
Which song or which album was the one that… Maybe didn’t make you famous, but that made you realize you had something good?
The one titled 14 Grandes Exitos.
That’s why we are Los Temerarios. We recorded our first album… 14 songs… and we called it 14 Greatest Hits by Los Temerarios.
There wasn’t a hit on there.
The songs didn’t even exist.
Unpublished songs…
They were successful in the region. 14 songs was a big hit…
In the State of Zacatecas… the radio stations in Fresnillo started to play our songs, as well as other cities like Aguascalientes. That’s when our music started to grow. It might seem like we were a bit pretentious, but almost 14 of those songs were hits.
You had no manager… nothing?
Everything…
Adolfo…
Him with his glasses and everything. I was always wearing sneakers. And him… hat’s the manager.
We did all the work.
You were really young, not even 18.
Yes. I was 16… 17 or so. I would get into the truck to go to radio stations to take the album, and I would meet the people there.
With the glasses?
They would play our music.
I didn’t have them back then. I was still wearing the hat.
What’s the deal with my glasses?
I like them. Put them on. They’re nice. I loved the story someone told me once about your trip to the ocean. That was when you were like 14?
Well… In Mexico, we would say that’s a lie… like a made-up story. But it’s not a lie. It really happened.
So…
In Zacatecas…Ramon Lopez Velarde, a poet from Zacatecas, from Jerez, says, “Zacatecas has a cruel sky… a colorful land and a cruel sky because it never rains.” He said something like that. There was no water, and we wanted to see the ocean. The closest one by car was Mazatlan. We decided to go there. We already had our truck ready for the trip.
The little truck that had “Los Temerarios” written on it?
Los Temerarios… No. It had “La Brisa” written on it first. No… “Los Temerarios”… We were daring already. We decided to take our instruments in case there was a job there. So yeah… We arrived and saw some water, and said,“Man, have you seen how big the ocean is?” That was a lake. We were still two hours away from Mazatlan, but we had never seen anything so big before. We got out to jump into the sea. They say it’s salty. No man… That was normal water. It was a lake. Anyway, we arrived in Mazatlan, and we saw this huge…We just stayed there…
To me, it was amazing how the water would go up, like it was coming over you. I didn’t understand it back then, but it’s normal to me now. Understand? But when you’re a kid…
Now you live next to the ocean.
Yes… But when you’re a little kid… that’s overwhelming.
We wanted to stay there, but we didn’t have any money left to eat or anything. We went to find a job, and the first place that we got one was a place where you find prostitutes.
Prostitutes…
Yes, it was like a…cantina.
You were underage. They all should have been fined.
I was like 13 or 14 years old. So, they said, “Okay… but this little guy will have to play hidden because if someone sees him, we can get fined. So… I sang in the back, and the rest of them were in the front.
People would say, “Hey… What nice songs.” …because you couldn’t see the singer. We just played there one day. We didn’t like it, and we went searching for another job.
Yes… They didn’t pay us, so we decided not to play anymore. They said they would call the police, so…
They were going to take us to jail.
So, we decided to play.
Didn’t they offer to pay you with the girls?
No, no.
No. We were too little, too little.
No.
[laughing]
Oh, Leila.
Terrible.
We left, and we found a job at a hotel called Hotel Pelayo. We worked there for food and some money. We were on the terrace of a huge hotel, and it was always full of people. We are thankful to that guy to this day… very thankful.
Did you go back to see Mr. Pelayo? Have you gone back to ask if he remembers you?
After a few years went by, we went back to Mazatlan. One day, I called the hotel asking for him. His son was there, and he said Mr. Pelayo wasn’t working there anymore. I explained everything, and he gave me his phone number. They told him in advance, and then I called him and told him I was calling to say “thank you” for the support he had given us 10… 15 years ago. He didn’t remember us, but he was so excited and said, “Are you really calling for that?” I said I was. “I did that for you?” I said, “Yes,” and thanked him.
Had he heard about Los Temerarios?
He knew about Los Temerarios
Did he like you?
Yes, it was really nice.
How nice.
Yes, that was really nice.
Yes.
When we return, I want us to talk about your music… the songs that have made you famous and the ones still to come. Don’t go away.
Okay.
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You’re next, Alfonso. How many albums have you recorded? I can’t even count them.
It must be 16… 17.
I can’t count them either…
It’s around 16… 18 albums, and many of them have hits that come with them. So, in total, there are like 20 or 25.
How many songs?
About 150 or so…
Amazing… What’s your writing process like?
Being alone in a room with no light and in complete silence… to meditate.
Really?
Yes.
With a candle?
No. When I write, I have nothing. When I have a sentence, I turn on the light… I write and go on.
And does the music comes afterwards, or is at…?
At the same time… That’s the way I do it. I’ve written several things,… like on the last album… I did a song called Tú Eres Mi Amor and Basta Ya. The music was made by Rudy Perez, and I wrote the lyrics. I’ve worked both ways. But what works best for me, is doing the lyrics and the music at the same time.
You sit down with the keyboard or a little recorder and sing, or what?
Sometimes I have my guitar… then the piano and that’s it. But, I always have the little recorder with me.
Do you think about Gustavo’s voice?
I’m always thinking about Gustavo, of course.
That came out wrong, huh? Good thing we’re brothers.
I mean… You have to think about his voice to compose, right?
Thanks, brother.
Gustavo is an amazing singer. He also has beautiful songs that have been hits…
I can’t fix it now.
During Los Temerarios career… Tu Infame Engaño, Creo que Voy a Llorar…
Los Temerarios’ hits are really mine. The thing is, many people don’t know that because Adolfo here doesn’t give me the chance to talk… but that’s fine.
No. I know you write sometimes, Gustavo.
Yes.
How do you do it?
The first time I wrote a song with the lyrics…because I have some instrumental songs, only with guitar.
Really?
Yes. We have them recorded as well. The first one is called Tu Infame Engaño. I wrote it when I was 17.
Not just “Your Lies”, but “Your Infamous Lies.”
No. That was a way of fighting used where everybody shows up and BOOM! It’s called Tu Infame Engaño. I was 17. I was at home in the afternoon. I don’t know. I just started writing it… along with the music, using my guitar. I wrote two verses, but I got thirsty… so I went to buy a drink. When I came back, I finished it really quickly. It was like…
Not so mystical…
No. It was just like that... just my imagination. I was so ashamed of showing it to Adolfo… the way he used to feel. I still feel ashamed sometimes.
You’re mean, or what?
No, no…
No.
Sometimes, you tell him, “Gustavo, that sounds terrible.”
No, I would never do that.
Never?
No. I was told that once. I know how that feels, and I know it’s not true. I mean… Songs are part of something really nice that comes to you. They can be successful or not, but they come from a positive energy. I don’t think the negative criticism is fair.
Exactly.
You’ve sang some songs… even one you wrote for a girlfriend.
Yes.
Which ones were they?
Truth be told, all of the songs I write are for girlfriends… always.
And now, for your wife Gaby… always.
My girlfriends are the audiences that love us. It’s a long relationship… so cool. And honestly…No, I swear… You asked me if I thought of Gustavo when writing, of course… but you think of the audience as well, you know. I find it motivating to imagine being on stage watching the faces of the people you’re singing to… the ones singing with us, closing their eyes, feeling moved. That’s what really motivates me nowadays.
And when watching the videos of the concerts… and the people that were there say that it was something amazing... I’m always impressed at how many people you can have at a concert.
Thank God, we’ve had everything, fortunately. You acquire experience from having some people… and lots of people. You can face whatever comes. Not everything has been a success, but we have had everything. You know when to stop when things are not okay. Like… your focus.
Which song made you really famous?
All of them, I think. Ever since 14 Grandes Exitos came out… We already know those weren’t hits… But, they finally became hits… thanks to God and the audience, so…
Sorry, Mr. Chespirito.
That was the foundation, right?
Do you get it, Leila?
Then there’s this stage with Sony, CBS… We made some albums that were important, and then we changed a bit. Then three more albums came out with a record label called DISA, and that was a breaking point for us because…
It was going up, bit by bit.
There was never a BOOM! It was bit by bit.
Yes, it came little by little.
Yes, it was like that… always looking for a way to promote our music… searching programs on the radio, all over the country… We would pay for them to play an hour of Los Temerarios, and that was successful. All of our records have given us something important for our career.
There has to be one more important…
Well, Adolfo doesn’t want to say it, but it was the song I wrote, Tu Infame Engaño.
[laughing]
How cool.
Oh, Gustavo.
That’s not true.
I think all of them… all of them.
No, no. It has to be like Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd. Which one is Dark Side of The Moon by Los Temerarios?
It was… come on. It was all that stuff we talked about… going step by step, but definitely the album called Los Temerarios Internacionales y Románticos, with the first single that was…
Do you remember that?
It was Tu Infame Engaño. No, I was quite young. I don’t think so.
I mean… Okay, Gustavo and I don’t agree on everything, but today we do. Only kidding… This record was full of hits, but the next one was as well. That’s what I want to say. The next one was like that, too. It has always been like that, you know. Right now, we have songs that…Man, it’s been so many years now. And still, at a concert by Los Temerarios, you realize that time stood still for them. People sing them the same way, Tu Infame Engaño...
That was back in 1989.
Ven Porque Te Necesito, Sí Quiero Verte. They belong to the same album… so many songs.
Adolfo, some people see you now as pop artists, and some as a romantic Mexican band. How do describe yourselves?
As Los Temerarios… doing what we like the most. We have tried doing all kinds of songs. We have two albums of country music.
Great ones… I love them.
Thank you, Leila.
That doesn’t mean we are ranchers. We don’t want to compete with anyone there.
It’s just the way we like doing music.
Then the romantic stuff… we’ve always done that, you know? Now, we have this album, produced in a more international fashion… a sound that can work pretty well not only in The United States or Mexico but in many other countries. That’s what we wanted to do. We are thankful to our audience for the way they have received this material. We might also do other stuff in the future. You never know. Not reaggeton, though.
We always try to keep Los Temerarios’ essence because we’re thankful to the people that have grown up with our music…And as I was saying, to grow as musicians as well because sometimes I feel like popular music is underestimated…
Like some of the media…That’s changing now, I guess. But a while ago, a lot of the media would underestimate us, that genre and the fans…
Exactly.
That’s changing now, right?
Our fans are more loyal, I think. They are the ones who make a real effort to buy an album or something. Really loyal… They give everything to you from the heart.
But it changes, Leila. I remember before, when you went to Mexico City, and the music we do… or did back then… wasn’t even played on the FM radio stations, only on AM. It was the same for most of the country. To be able to read something about an artist of this genre in a newspaper or magazines was really difficult. Today, the best radio stations are the ones playing these kinds of songs.
This is the music that keeps the industry alive in The United States, isn’t it?
Exactly… Strong sales. But, that’s changing now as well. Sales aren’t so great now. The music industry is going through a difficult stage… different from the one 10 years ago. You have to adapt to it.
When we return, you’ll answer the Billboard’s 20 questions. Get ready! I’ll tell you what this is all about. Don’t go away.
Okay.
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Well… Los Temerarios started on a ranch in Zacatecas. Now they are international stars. How do you feel about the long road you have gone down? Do you think, “Wow!”… like you can’t believe it?
No. I think that since it has happened little by little… It’s been more than 30 years of us in this business… When I am alone, I feel grateful. That’s how I feel in my heart because our dreams have come true. I think we have gone above and beyond. The most beautiful thing is that we probably have more dreams now than before. At least, I enjoy being on stage more now.
How about you, Gustavo?
Yes, definitely… Our dreams and goals have gone way beyond our expectations. Like Adolfo, I am also grateful, and I always will be… Starting from scratch…Life has given us so much. I’m thankful to God, and for the people that have been fundamental for us to either fail or be successful… along with our work. I’m thankful and happy… especially now that we have our family… that we continue in this business after all these years. We want to be here forever. And right now, the most important thing for us is that we are still around.
Well… Are you ready for the 20 questions?
Yes.
Maybe not, but we’ll see.
I’ll start with you, and then we will swap.
It’s not like school is it?
It is like it is.
Bring it on.
The perfect night?
Being on stage.
Do you sleep with or without pajamas?
Without anything.
With pajamas?
Well, yeah.
Okay, Gustavo.
I recommend without.
Angelina Jolie or Penelope Cruz?
What for?
Oh, no…
Well, I don’t know. What if they…There then…No, no. Is my lawyer here?
Ask me. I won’t ask,“What for?”
So… Angelina Jolie or Penelope Cruz.
Both.
And you…
They’re both great actresses.
Whatever… Right?
What makes you cry?
Your brother is quite naughty.
When my kids are sick. That makes me cry.
I cry from happiness… when I see how much our fans love us. Thank God.
What do you spend your money on?
Nothing, really.
How about you?
I like buying clothes, but I don’t spend that much money. For example, I don’t have a car.
You get the point.
Right?
You don’t spend much, then.
No, I save money by not buying a car… and spending it on clothes.
What would you change of you if you could?
Nothing… I’m very thankful for God… with life. I really like myself. I look at me in the mirror and say, “Oh, how cool. This is perfect.”
Nothing… This is the way God and my parents made me.
Your worst concert?
None.
Really?
They all have been fantastic… even one in Texas with like 20 people when we were just starting… the first time we went there. It was so much fun. So… none.
One where I almost had a throat injury.
Really?
Yes. In Oklahoma City…
I had to sing, right? People would say, “Let Adolfo sing!”
It was so sad because people started to leave the place.
I hold that record. We have records. Gustavo has one for the most people coming in, and I have the one for most people leaving.
That’s a joke. I can sing, and people like it.
We believe you.
We have an audience.
We have heard you.
A kiss for everyone who like how I sing.
I’ll keep singing.
They left already. See?
Your best virtue?
I can’t glorify myself. I don’t know.
Modesty then…
I don’t think it’s okay to glorify yourself. It is better if Adolfo says something about me.
No, Adolfo. Your best virtue?
Being in a good mood all of the time.
Something you always carry with you.
The thing we can’t leave anywhere…
What is it?
Object… not a toy.
Everyone got it but you, Leila.
I got it.
Viva Mexico!
Oh, God… an object.
Ah, an object.
Not a toy. I repeat.
Well… Today I think it’s important to have a cell phone to always be in touch.
Okay.
An object? This could by an object… My kids, my children.
Ah, okay. Very nice.
What’s your ritual before going on stage?
Praying to God and three saints that I really love… Well, to all of them. The order doesn’t change the result… Virgin of Guadalupe, Saint Child of Atocha and Virgin of San Juan.
And you?
Well, I breathe like this… and I thank God and pray for everything to go all right.
What can’t you stand in a person?
Evilness… shameless evilness. I think that shouldn’t be… like people hurting children. Everything that’s unfair gives me something…
How about you?
Well, the same. Of course, what Adolfo said… and I think everyone feels that same way, right? Also, when people talk behind your back and then pretend to be your friend…
That one… What has been the silliest thing you did to win someone’s heart?
Nothing.
Nothing.
Very smart.
I’m kind of boring.
We’re going to have to ask your wife some time.
Better… yes.
How about you?
I don’t know. I think that everything you do when you’re in love can be kind of silly, right?
There’s got to be something.
Only stupid people fall in love… like me.
Oh, my God.
You know what? I think I’m really smart, and I don’t do silly things.
If you could have another talent, what would it be?
Wow! I would like to be able to express myself like the best orators in the world do. I would like that very much.
Okay.
What’s the word you use the most.
Ah caray.
Ah caray.
Ah caray.
What are you afraid of?
I tried to live without being afraid, but I’m afraid of violence. That’s something I can’t get used to.
Okay. What’s the most important quality in a woman?
Honesty.
Do you have any lucky charms?
Yes. I usually carry a cross and a Jesus Christ. I didn’t bring it today because I had to run to come to the show, so I left it behind. But yes, when I don’t have it, I feel weird. I need it.
Like being without pajamas…
Exactly.
Your worst fault?
Sometimes, I take everything way too seriously.
That’s not a fault. It’s so much fun. I laugh a lot.
I’m a clown.
Two albums you would take to a deserted island?
Oh… I really like the way Laura Pausini sings… and my brother. I would take those two albums.
Your favorite vice?
Singing.
Singing… How nice.
For real…
Before we finish… Which musicians have inspired you throughout your career?
For me… Robbie Buchanan, for example. He’s on two of our albums right now. He’s a well known pianist that has worked with some of the most important artists in the world. Having him there and having worked with him has been a huge inspiration. Before him, many other people as well. The bands we grew up with… like Los Solitarios, Muecas, Freddys… so many artists, you know?
He beat me to that answer. We’re just so connected, you know? That’s how I feel, as well.
You can feel the connection, and I think that’s key to your success. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you so much. This was Estudio Billboard.
Thank you, Leila.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
