Juan Luis Guerra and the call of God he felt after an existential crisis: "All my bachatas are provided by Jesus"

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Almost coinciding with

this Tuesday, June 7, the Dominican singer

is, as it were, with his bags packed to

concert tour of Spain that he will offer together with his inseparable 4.40 this coming July.

It will take you to Sancti Petri, Valencia, Murcia, Bilbao and Barcelona, ​​putting the finishing touch on the Wizink Center in Madrid on the 10th. It bears the suggestive title of

that gives its name to the

on Esmeralda beach from which a album that includes his greatest hits, such as

,

or

.

The "prophet" of

and merengue had not performed in our country

the year in which he also suffered a

in December, from which with the usual mystery surrounding the musician, only a

With more than

in his career, three American and 27 Latin Grammys, and his peculiar look with

dressed

and wearing a hat, he is considered one of the Hispanic musicians more universal.

It is an enigma that with genuinely Latin rhythms and very simple lyrics, which speak of love, but also of indigenous evils such as poverty, emigration or the corrupt political system, he has managed

As an example, in Holland, he came to fill the Ahoy venue in Rotterdam, which has a capacity of

although he has come to exceed half a million attendees at his concerts.

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Born in

he studied Philosophy and Literature at the

of his country, although he always felt the bug of music.

After

at the Dominican conservatory, he decided

, enrolling at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he earned a diploma in jazz composition.

His first albums

and

hit hard, although it was

recorded in 1989 that

and

in 1990, led to him winning his first Grammy and

on his tour of Latin America, the US and Europe.

Juan Luis Guerra and Enrique Iglesias, after a concert.GTRES

By then he had been

Nora Clementina Altagracia Vega, mother of

Juan Gabriel and Paulina.

They met in the early 1980s when the artist dreamed of succeeding in music and

They were married in 1984 and to this day, the marriage

Many of his songs are dedicated to Nora, especially the merengue

.

"The lamp is the word of God that gives me all the blessings and among them is Nora," said the singer, who after suffering a strong existential crisis, became

The Dominican musician and his wife, Nora Clementina Altagracia Vega.GTRES

The stress of achieving success at once and the continuous tours affected him a lot psychologically, since he could not

both in 1995 he decided

from the stage.

According to what he says, he then felt

converting to Christianity, which meant a complete turnaround in his life.

"I lacked peace, not even with all the awards and recognitions could I be calm, I

So I accepted Jesus and he came to give me much more than peace, he gave me life in abundance", explained the singer, who in 1998 resumed his career with the album

which also meant his return to the stage, but

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Also devoted to humanitarian tasks, he

that bears his name to help those in need, and was appointed UNESCO goodwill ambassador.

Now success has a different meaning for him because, as he says, "all my bachatas and merengues are provided by Jesus, my Lord and Savior."

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