After presenting his symphonic proposal last year at the Movistar Arena, Ricky Martin is back in Buenos Aires to give everything, sweatin front of a Vélez stadium mostly full of passionate and passionate women, who accompanied the concert of the Puerto Rican star without missing any detail.

Unlike his presentations in 2022, this time the singer has appealed to remove only one song from the original track list (sharks), but the recital was pretty much the same, although there were a couple of noteworthy details to highlight.

The first had to do with the accompanying Argentine orchestral ensemble: this time he seemed more oiled. For this reason, the philharmonic has adapted with greater solvency to the pop orchestraand it was not the other way around.

The second in question had to do with the ending of the show: some images of the world champion Argentine team was the climax of the emotion experienced towards the end of the setwhen a short, copious drizzle took everyone in the stadium by surprise.

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Beyond how exciting the show was, with 35,000 people filling the Amalfitans, what was incredible was witnessing the entire period leading up to the concert. An avenue Juan B. Justo collapsed and, in turn, an intersection of streets where the female fervor, despite an unbearable heat, did not subside.

Previously, when the sun began to set, in a carriage of a train on the Sarmiento line (the one that connects the Once terminal with Liniers and all of the west) it carried not only exhausted workers during peak hours and cyclists: a dozen women of different ages came together to sing for Ricky Martin as if they were part of a student.

They were on their way to the concert, but on the way, everyone discovered that it was the Puerto Rican singer who had called them. Sometimes they sounded like fans of a football team because of their clamor.

They wore T-shirts with the face of the author of Livin la vida loca on their shoulders. Plus, black peaked caps and the ever-present name of their idol in a shiny gold tone.

They claimed to belong to a fan club of the singer-songwriter of Central American origins.

Throughout the journey, they commented on situations of historical performances and even highlighted and valued a gesture that the artist had last weekend while crossing the province of Mendoza: “You saw when he came down to kiss him and take a selfie with the ’88 year old lady? Isn’t that divine?” one asked the rest of the group, who didn’t hesitate for a second to nod.

From the train station to the Vélez stadium it’s only a five-block stretch. The female caravan occupied the space along the width of all those streets, up to the diagonal that occurs between Reservistas Argentinos and Álvarez Jonte, where the entrance was opened to some stalls and VIPs (chairs installed by the organization in front to the stage). .

After eight in the evening and for an hour, meetings and gatherings of friends, relatives, work colleagues, or even spontaneous gatherings were the great street show. A few men occupied spaces on the concrete: the majority accompanied their partners to the recital.

Euphoria through, hugs, exclamations, glitter sparkles on faces (so in vogue), enveloping perfumes and even the little ones, who wore headbands with lights (the ones that go on and off non-stop) were constant.

Two bars were practically occupied. In one corner, a beer hall was besieged by supporters of the star in the sweltering heat of the day. Opposite, a bar whose blackboard announced “Coffee with milk and two croissants for 600 pesos” was not chosen precisely because of its offer. The tables were littered with empty mineral water bottles..

A group of women made up of mothers and daughters, some of whom claimed to be historical followers of Martino.

“I got to see Ricky when he lived in Argentina for a year, when he was singing in Menudo, it was the 80s,” one boasted at a table surrounded by younger girls.

As concert time approached, a long queue suddenly formed to enter the stadium, which was chaotic: the number of people completely overwhelmed the few staff who couldn’t make it. To such an extent that there was a rear-end collision that almost ended in tragedy.

Between the extreme heat and a packed crowd, it was hardly like walking into a typical Sunday football game.

However, it didn’t go any further. And just as the audience managed to get in, Ricky Martin’s musicians appeared to introduce a show that would eventually last an hour and a half.

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The lights from the cellphones were a great postcard in a packed stadium from boat to boat.

The girls in front of the stage didn’t hesitate to turn around and take pictures with Ricky Martin singing behind him from the tables. A tiny 24-year-old girl was carrying her two-month-old baby in her arms and, excited, she didn’t stop crying when the ex Menudo sang hits like Night fire, I miss you, Subject pending OR Come back.

Before it rained, the moon, from above, became the great witness of everything that happened on the Fortin field: there wasn’t a minute of silence. Even when Ricky went to change his clothes (he left his strict black to wear light Hindu-style clothes), the audience didn’t stop cheering him.

He was behind a musical duet of his first guitarist with his saxophonist, transforming, just for a moment, a symphony concert into a rock recital, when Ricky returned and danced in the middle of the stage, with sexy moves.

“Move, Ricky, move, move, move, Ricky, move, move, move, Ricky,” all the spectators sang in unison, generating an abysmal scream. Neither obtuse nor lazy, the star indulged them and forcefully resumed his repertoire.

He rarely spoke to his beloved Argentines.

First it happened after singing the theme thanks for thinking: “Good night, Buenos Aires. Nights are always magical in Buenos Aires. I carry with me their laughter, their passion, that’s why I always come back. I take a lot of love and I bring you joy, as well as being with this great orchestra,” she said before shocking everyone present with her success. The bomb.

Second time was first Subject pendingand its preamble was as follows: “All my songs are important, but this one is special, because it describes where I’ve been sentimentally, emotionally, even moments of frustration and will to live,” said the songwriter.

Towards the end of the show when their big dance songs like Come Pa’ca, The cup of life and goodbye has come Perhaps AND I remember younobody wanted to leave the Liniers stadium.

However, the star left, greeting everyone with a broad and contagious smile.

Over there, near the exit of one of the stalls, the group of friends of the Sarmiento line train was leaving: visibly entranced with joy and happy. The thing is Ricky Martin made them fall in love againjust like so many other times in his already classic visits to Buenos Aires.