Esteman and Daniela Spalla bring their “Amorío” to the United States
The duo comes to our city to present their new musical production
Esteman and Daniela Spalla have several things in common: they are both immigrants to Mexico, they are both the same age—a few months apart—and they both have great respect for each other.
“We were not just friends, but we had mutual admiration,” said Daniela in a talk in which both artists were in their respective homes in Mexico City, where they moved—she from Argentina and he from Colombia—to promote their careers as singer-songwriters.
The chemistry between them arose before the pandemic, when Esteman invited Daniela to sing with him “You get further away from me.” The reception from the public was overwhelming and from there the idea of doing a tour together arose, but the health emergency six years ago put a stop to them on two occasions.
“So that idea of the tour could no longer prosper, but we had like that little fire,” said Esteman. “It was a pending thing.”
The result of that admiration was “Amorío”, an album that they both recorded and which was released in August of last year. Then—finally—Amorío came to fruition, a tour that already toured stages in Mexico and begins this week in the United States; On Saturday it will be presented at Inving Plaza in New York and on Sunday at The Belasco in Los Angeles.
The pop album is a narrative of disagreements, sometimes with melancholic and sometimes melodramatic lyrics. The ten songs tell stories that Esteman and Daniela once lived, but that are now part of their past, because, as she said, now both are emotionally stable, Dani with her partner and Esteman with her Mexican husband.
“We focus a lot on that dramatic thing that many sentimental disappointments lead us to,” said the artist. “They are stories that we have lived at some point.”
But there is also another intention. Both singer-songwriters have noticed that putting the wounds of love in melodies serves to stir emotions and to help heal “in case something was left pending, misplaced.”
“So, the common thread of ‘Amorío’ is to revisit these wounds that may have been left open or that may have already closed but that we never fully addressed or never addressed in a certain perspective,” said Daniela.
An example is “Amantes”, a song in which the speaker is, precisely, the third party in a relationship.
In addition to its lyrics, the album has had a great influence from Mexican music, something that both artists recognize. The two have been living in Mexico for a decade or more.
“Like that very strong relationship there is with feeling, with emotions, with saying things without fear,” said Esteman. “It is an album that we have realized has been very popular with people.”
After this tour, both artists plan to continue with their individual projects. They hope that Amorío is a capsule that remains for posterity, as were the collaborations of Rocío Dúrcal and Juan Gabriel or Miguel Bosé and Ana Torroja at the time.
“The music will continue to play and do its thing,” Esteman said. “It is an experience that has left us with many lessons and has left the public with something that will remain in their memory.”
In detail:
What: show “Amorío” with Esteman and Daniela Spalla