Chilean singer Mon Laferte on the red carpet of the 2020 Odeón Awards at the Teatro Real in Madrid / Europa Press
Chilean singer and composer Mon Laferte received his Mexican naturalization certificate on Wednesday under the direction of Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrar.
The diplomatic chief posted a photo on Twitter of himself with the artist and Senator Olga Sanchez, who also attended the event.
“The slave sang our anthem and we received it as a very welcome and loving Mexican,” wrote Ebrard.
Lafferte, who was born in Viña el Mar in 1983 but has lived in Mexico for 15 years, posted a “thank you very much” picture of the chancellor.
“Congratulations to all New Mexicans, long live Mexico!” added the artist, who also maintains his Chilean nationality.
Last June, Lafferte announced that he had already completed the procedures for naturalization. This Wednesday, he participated in a protocol ceremony with a hundred people who also received Mexican nationality.
Two big ones: Olga Sánchez Cordero and Mont Laferte at the emotional naturalization ceremony. 103 people said to me: “We were not born in Mexico, but Mexico was born in us.” The slave sang our anthem and we received it as a very welcoming and loving Mexican. pic.twitter.com/aCgatAHwoB
— Marcelo Ebrard C. (@m_ebrard) November 30, 2022
The artist’s partner is Mexican and they recently had a child.
Laferte worked with Mexican singers such as Gloria Trevi. He noted that one of his greatest sources of inspiration was Chavela Vargas, the late Mexican musician of Costa Rican descent who also adopted Mexico as his homeland.
Source: Diario.Elmundo