It is easy to forget that Juan Magán (Badalona, 1978), the so-called King of electrolatine, was born in Spain. Although he never intended to be a singer – “I wanted to compose and produce music but fortuitously I also ended up singing” -, we listened to the Dominican nationalist artist, Paulina Rubio, Belinda and Gente de Zona, among others, and he is the head of poster for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Ron Barceló Desalia, that is celebrated next Tuesday in a cruise for the Mediterranean.
How would you be your ideal fan?
A person with a positive attitude, focused on being happy every day, enjoying my music or for whom it contributes to their purpose of being happy.
What is your favorite place in the world?
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Which book changed her life?
It did not change me but it gave a more strict approach to my way of seeing it in order to be happier and better person. The Yellow World, by Albert Espinosa.
What snack do you eat while working?
Only espresso coffee without sugar.
What character in literature or cinema resembles you?
The protagonist of a success story that, with nothing in his pockets, came to achieve many feats with effort, dedication, humility and a lot of respect.
What are your musical influences?
From Bob Marley to Pink Floyd. From Juan Luis Guerra to Drake. From Heroes of Silence to Queen. Very diverse, I am crazy about music, all music.
What books are usually your bedside table?
Motivators, love or dislike, spiritual, history or business techniques. I do not like science fiction.
If I could acquire any painting, what would it be?
The Guernica of Picasso, because of what I am.
What does it mean to be a singer?
Transmit what you feel, if you do not get to people you are not a singer for a very good voice you have.
What book would you have liked to have written?
Eleven Minutes, by Rabbit.
What steals your sleep?
The correct development of my business.
What would you change about yourself?
I would like to be less anxious, more patient.
When was the last time you cried?
I cry very often of joy and sometimes of impotence. I feel good. Last week was the last time, of happiness.
With whom would you like to be trapped in an elevator?
Knowing that I’m going to leave safe and sound, with my family.
The last thing he bought and loved?
Some sunglasses, I love them.
The last meal that really surprised him?
The gallinita stuffed with spinach in a restaurant in Santo Domingo.
The best souvenir you’ve taken home?
My Dominican drummer. He always presides over the living room table and is immovable.
The Spanish omelette, with onion or without onion?
With onion and raw.
What space of your house is your favorite?
The pool area.
What can not be missing in your refrigerator?
Wine of the Priorat.
If I could collect the work of an artist, who would it be?
The indigenous symbols made by native hands from every part of the world.
Any place that inspires you?
The beach, the sea.
Your specialty in the kitchen?
I put a lot of effort, but I suck. No specialty.
Do you have any recurring dreams?
I do not get to the person no matter how much I run.
What do your friends reproach you?
That I look like bipolar. When I am very stressed my mood changes.
Where would I not want to live?
In a cold place with no sea.
What is a good weekend for you?
The family reunited, barbecue and swim in the pool or beach.
What did he want to be when he was a child?