I told him that we could skip the school for one day, but he didn´t want us to skip so he suggested that he would drive us to the school. He had the rush at the work today, that´s why he left so early in the morning. We tried it one more time and he answered. We decided to call Eric, but he didn´t answer the phone. We also had just the car, which Eric used to get to the gym and the wand was at the mechanic, so we couldn´t get to the school. Cori was sleeping and we didn´t want to wake her up. We still waited a few more moments and when it didn´t seem to come, we decided to go back to the house. After another 5 minutes the bus turned on the sideroad, then turned to the back and left our road, leaving us in front of our house. We had a closer look down on the road and found that the buslights were on, but the engine didn´t sound alive. We waited for 5 minutes and it still didn´t come. It was beautiful, I just love snow.Īround 7 o´clock we went outside of the house to catch the bus. One thing that made me really happy was the 10cm high layer of the snow which have covered the nature around our house. Oh well, I forgot to eat, so I ate one small white pastry and got ready for the school. Then I sat down on the chair in the kitchen and was thinking about what I had forgotten to do that morning. But after all I finally got up, took a shower and prepared my lunch. I was so tired and the chance that I would have fallen sleep was high. Their final date at The Forum, the show that will close their tour, takes place on December 7th.Yeah!. Maná recently broke the record for playing (and selling out) The Forum a staggering seven times as part of a single tour: they are the only act in history to achieve this feat. Indeed, this year’s Rayando El Sol tour marks another career benchmark for the legendary band. This is the first time we are touring internationally without a new album.” “ never in a million years did we imagine that we would have that kind of success. “Fher has a way of telling stories that really connect with people,” says González. ![]() This winning formula of compassionate rock would earn them four Grammys, eight Latin Grammys, and a total of 10 Number One hits on the Billboard charts. “As a Latin group, Maná carries that ethos and that way of thinking.” ![]() “I see as a means to protest, to spread ideas and share them,” said frontman Olvera to Rolling Stone. They’ve established their Selva Negra Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to species preservation, environmental education and conservation and more recently, a scholarship program for students who identify as Latino/a/x. The band would go on to write many more memorable Latin rock anthems, from “Oye Mi Amor” to “En el Muelle de San Blas.”īut besides their knack for radio-ready, cinematic storytelling, the multi-Platinum rockers have also established themselves as environmental ambassadors and defenders of immigrant rights. They promptly ditched their old label, signed to Warner Music Latina, and went on to release their first-ever hit song, 1989’s “Rayando El Sol,” which would help light their path to superstardom. We felt gutted because of all the negativity.”Ĭomprised of Fher Olvera on vocals, Sergio Vallín on guitar, Juan Calleros on bass and González on drums, the Guadalajara band decided they were much too mighty to give up their dreams. “ rock en español was just a fad, and we should try another style of music. “Our record label told us there was no future for the band,” says drummer Alex González from New York’s Soho Grand Hotel, a few hours before Maná’s sold-out concert at Barclays Center in October. It’s hard to believe: but over 30 years ago, long before Maná became the unparalleled kings of rock en español, they nearly called it quits.
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