SECTUR through the Commission of Films of Guanajuato, is cooperating with national and international producers The Juarez Theater is once agai
SECTUR through the Commission of Films of Guanajuato, is cooperating with national and international producers
The Juarez Theater is once again the stage of greatest artistic and cultural events with: “Celebrating a Legend”
Guanajuato/Gto News
Yuri, the Mexican singer celebrated 45 years of her musical career in the majestic Juarez Theater in Guanajuato City, the theater is one of the most beautiful premises in Mexico and it has a history of more than 110 years in the capital city of Guanajuato, a World Heritage City.
Live Great Stories
With the goal of “Celebrating a Legend” and “Live Great Stories”, Sony Music Mexico and the Government of the State of Guanajuato, through the Commission of Films of Guanajuato of the Secretary of Tourism, worked hard as they recorded the album of one of the best voices of romantic ballads in Mexico.
18 artists invited
Yuri, an artist of great vocal quality and versatility, gathered more than 18 invited artists on the stage of the Juarez Theater to record 18 songs on July 13th and 14th of this year, both days were agred upon the talks between Sony Music and the Film Commission.
A favorite State
“Guanajuato is one of the favorite States in Mexico for the film and audiovisual industry, thanks to our Film Commission, which works closely with producers so that artists turn their heads and look at the advantages of Guanajuato as their destination and we also work on future projects so that Guanajuato is the stage of great stories”, said Juan Jose Alvarez Brunel, the Secretary of Tourism.
A place with history
The Juarez Theater is a construction that started in the year 1873 and it was finished 31 years later, it was finally inaugurated on October 27th 1903. The place has been the stage of the best artistic and cultural acts and it is well valued among the sites of its type not only in Mexico but in Latin America.
The artists called by Yuri to the great theater are:
- Gilberto Santa Rosa, Mijares, Emmanuel, Lucero, Edith Marquez, Pandora, Cristian Castro, Marco Antonio Solis, Carin Leon, Carlos Rivera, Maria Jose, Camila, Celso Duarte, Chucho Navarro Jr., La Sonora Santanera, Grupo Canaveral, Los Angeles Azules and Grupo Firme.
Well assisted
Guanajuato, through CFGTO, was the host of this great project that will present the infrastructure, capacity, logistics, communication, attention, trust and professionalism that the State Government and its institutions and Municipalities provide so that movie and audiovisual projects come to the State and record and produce here.
Yuri sang and recorded songs by her guests like:
La Bamba, El Cascabel, El Querreque, Sabor a Mi, Cuando Vuelva a tu lado, Conteo Regresivo, Para Amarnos Más, Toda la Vida, Contigo en la Distancia, Mientes, No te Voy a Perdonar, Entrega de Amor, Llorar, Llamarada, Fue un Placer Conocerte, Pideme, Costumbres, El Amar y El Querer, Esta Tarde Vi Llover, Sin el, Quien Eres Tu, Vuelveme a Querer, Primero Dios and ¿Como Pagarte?
An honor
Also, Yuri honored the memory of great singers like Juan Gabriel, Jose Jose and Armando Manzanero. To guarantee the quality of her album, Yuri and her guests worked with an orchestra, mariachi and other musicians, with a total of 131 people on stage.
“We are excited to be able to work with the State of Guanajuato, with the Secretary of Tourism and with the Film Commission. We are sure that, with this alliance, we generate a great cultural and social value in the artistic Project”, said a spokesperson of Sony Music.
Previous experience
Before, in 2014, SECTUR had already worked with Sony Music in the Project called Samo, an artists that was received by the Teatro Juarez. These type of projects are posible because Guanajuato is one of 9 States in Mexico that have a “State Film Law”, it is available at:
A good strategy
“The team that worked with Yuri and Samo, were pleased with the attention and helpfulness of the State Government which was registered in the success of their projects and in showing the Greatness of Guanajuato to the world, a strategy of tourist promotion that strengthens relations with this great industry and with visitors”, said the Coordinator of the Film Commision, Eduardo Aburto Garduno.
The album recorded is called “Celebrando una Leyenda” and it is already on music platforms.
