Overview
- A public concert in Mexico City’s Plaza Garibaldi headlined by Mariachi Los Gavilanes, María Elena Leal, Gabriel Solís and Percy drew crowds for a singalong tribute on the composer’s 100th birthday.
- The Mexican Embassy in Madrid hosted an official homage attended by Guanajuato governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo and ambassador Quirino Ordaz Coppel, alongside a small Casa Museo exhibition brought by his family.
- Guanajuato opened a separate centenary show in Madrid at the Instituto Cultural de México during FITUR titled “...pero sigo siendo el Rey,” running January 20 to February 13 and featuring memorabilia and a metamorphic painting by Octavio Ocampo with Paloma Jiménez present.
- Mexico’s Culture Ministry rolled out broadcasts on Canal 22 and Radio Educación and opened archival activations and exhibits at Cenart, the Fonoteca Nacional and the Biblioteca de las Artes, with materials on view into June.
- Cuauhtémoc officials announced plans to name local streets after signature songs and to create a cultural route tied to his life, while proposals such as renaming the Bajío airport remain under study and song totals in his catalog continue to be reported inconsistently.