In an unexpected twist during a live performance, a video has surfaced online showing Natanael Cano, the famed musician, being handed a mysterious letter on stage, evoking concerns and sparking widespread speculation across social networks.
On the evening of Friday, September 8, the audience at the Mega Velaria in Aguascalientes eagerly awaited Cano’s next song. However, midway through his performance on the Tumbados Tour Mexico 2023, the atmosphere shifted.
An unknown individual approached Cano, handing him a letter. Without missing a beat, Cano took a moment to read the contents, discarded it on the stage floor, and took a long sip from his tequila bottle. This moment, captured and shared online, has since gone viral, drawing reactions from fans and the general public alike.
Fans remember Chalino Sánchez
The initial wave of reactions was fueled by concerns that the letter was a death threat. However, a subsequent clip shared by a concert-goer quelled these fears, revealing that the note was in fact a benign greeting. But it also contained a peculiar request: Cano was asked not to sing ‘Cuernito Azulado’.
Echoes from the Past: The Chalino Sánchez Incident
For many, this incident was eerily reminiscent of a fateful night in May 1992 involving another artist, Chalino Sánchez. As detailed by the American Post News, during a live performance, Sánchez was handed a threatening note. The unsettling message was delivered while he sang ‘Alma Enamorada’.
Although he completed his set in Culiacán, Sinaloa, tragedy struck later that evening. Sánchez was confronted by armed assailants as he departed the venue and was subsequently abducted. His tragic passing was confirmed mere hours later.
To the uninitiated, Natanael Cano’s rapid ascent in the music world might seem surprising. However, those familiar with the corridos tumbados movement—a genre that melds traditional Mexican music with urban beats such as rap, trap, hip-hop, and reggaeton—know that Cano is regarded as one of its pioneering figures. Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, his musical career began in earnest in 2018. By the next year, he had established himself as one of Mexico’s most prominent musical talents.
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