Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel opens his next tour at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in support of his newest release, ¡México Por Siempre!, which has already been certified double platinum, but this is the kind of victory lap that promises to showcase cuts from throughout his nearly 40-year career. With over 100 million records sold around the world, a case could be made for Miguel being the most successful Latin American singer of his time, maybe of all time, with a discography that has dipped into everything from mariachi and boleros to pop, lounge, and especially romantic, tear-jerking ballads.
This may be Miguel’s biggest year ever, with Telemundo and Netflix teaming up to produce an authorized biographical TV series that, although still unnamed, promises a behind-the-scenes look at someone so fiercely devoted to privacy that he usually refuses all interviews and award appearances, and is always surrounded by a well-fed troop of intimidating-looking bodyguards. Wherever he’s going, the guy regularly switches vehicles every few miles in order to distract reporters, photographers, and fans with a tendency toward stalking, a trick he reportedly learned from his friend Frank Sinatra, who once invited Miguel to ride in one or more of his decoy cars to the studio where Sinatra was recording another Duets album. Considering the lone roads going in and out of Mattress Firm, and the long lines after most well-attended concerts, you may just find yourself in a Chula Vista traffic jam alongside Luis Miguel in a minivan.