Spanish singer Marcos Llunas will perform on Friday at the Moneró Café Teatro at the Bellas Artes in Caguas, his first show in Puerto Rico in more than two decades, revisiting the ballads and pop songs that marked his career in the 1990s. He spoke by phone with Primera Hora from Costa Rica, where his international tour had stopped for work commitments.
Llunas said he had played at the Centro de Bellas Artes in Santurce twice and was returning to the island thanks to "la vida que me ha dado tanto." He said Puerto Rico was once the most romantic country but lost some of that thread, perhaps to reggaetón, which he said he loves, and that romantic music seems to be recovering; all styles should coexist.
Hits such as "Vida," "Te amo" and "Reconquistarte" remain, he said, within a career of more than 30 years, and he won the 1995 OTI Festival with "Eres mi debilidad." He plans to sing his best-known songs plus a few lesser-known ones, including tracks from his tribute album to his father, Dyango, such as "Corazón mágico," "Volverte a ver" and "Cuando quieras, donde quieras," and a song by his brother Jordi, "Desesperadamente enamorado."
He noted Dyango is 86 and still touring, and said his sons Izan and Axel acted in the Netflix series about Luis Miguel. He said he has released "Vida" in salsa and is preparing a song with Peru’s William Luna, "Cusqueñita," a cumbia trio with Mexico’s Ana Bárbara and Argentina’s Rodrigo Tapari on "Ese hombre no quiso hacerte daño," and an album of Mexican grupero songs. Tickets are on sale through Ticketera.