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Fito Páez Talks Turning New Album ‘Novela’ Into a Film, ‘Horrifying’ Immigration Policies: Watch
Fito Paez sat down with Billboard to discuss turning his album 'Novela' into a movie, the "horrifying" immigration policies impacting fans, and more.
“And I’m also beginning an adaptation [to] perform Novela live in full, where the audience can go and see a show that isn’t a musical — it’s the band playing the album and everything happening at once.” The release comes the same year as the 40th anniversary of Giros, the second studio album in his expansive discography and the one that truly launched his career, with classics such as “11 y 6,” “Cable a Tierra” and “Yo Vengo a Ofrecer Mi Corazón.” “It reminds me of when, back in ’78, we were chased out of Serú Girán concerts during the military dictatorship, and they threw us in jail”); and the ban on narcocorridos in some states in Mexico (“It’s a cultural expression born from lived experiences … and now it’s the singers’ fault!
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