Ricardo Montaner: "The regime of Nicolás Maduro was over"

Ricardo Montaner met with Teleshow on the crisis in Venezuela (Video: Teleshow)

Sushi platter and unfinished wine glbad resting on the table adorn the dressing room Ricardo Montaner, who has everything ready for his presentation at the Villa María Festival. Three years have pbaded since his last meeting with the Argentine publicbut music is not the only thing that goes through the head of the famous singer-songwriter. Not at this precise moment, despite the long-awaited opportunity. Not now, when the crisis in the country that saw it grow deepens day by day.

"I believe that the Nicolás Maduro regime was over. Now it remains to be seen what will happen with the transition. It can be a quiet activity or an activity that no one knows what it can bring, "said Montaner. Téléshow, in a few minutes before going on stage.

Born in Argentina, but raised in Venezuela, the singer remembers his years of school and his musical debut in Maracaibo. He is surprised by what has changed his territory in recent years: "In my country, things seem to become insensitive and, suddenly, there are new developments that no one had planned, at least one citizen citizen. , everything was orchestrated in a certain way, or thought of by people who do politics ".

In this sense, he based his hopes on Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed Venezuela's interim president after Maduro took his second presidency without international recognition: "The new boys, like Juan Guaidó, for example, are a sample of young politicians, they leave this typical ego of those who say "I want everything for myself" ".

"I am a person and people we have the obligation to look at our neighbor. It does not seem logical to me to worry that for you, I do not believe that for that God has brought us to the planet. He did not give us life to be independent individuals without looking around us. That's why I'm so worried, "he added.

When asked if he would be able to "forgive" the Chavismo referents for the plight of Venezuela, Montaner, who has more than once stated that he had "prayed" for Maduro badured that this would not be possible. fragile and vulnerable to easily handle forgiveness, God loves us so much that he forgives us all, but For me, it is very difficult to forgive 20 years of murder and death ".

A few meters from the locker room, 12,000 people shouted and applauded Alejandro Lerner, which has given way to Montaner to take over the grand finale of the Villa María festival. Time to sing again. With a gesture like asking permission to do what he does best, he concluded: "The people of Venezuela are a people crushed by injustice. May God forgive Maduro ".