Larger than life, Gloria Trevi wins over the crowd in Madrid
Larger than life, Gloria Trevi wins over the crowd in Madrid There are definitly artists that are larger than life and out of this planet. Mexico's Gloria Trevi is one of them. She won me over when in the early 90's I saw a clip of a live performance of her at Chile's Viña del Mar festival where she would cry and scream on stage. Last night she performed in Madrid, and her mini-performance was so powerful that she made me feel suddenly alive again. The place was packed and people went absolutely crazy for her. Even those who didn't know who she was quickly realized that she's not an ordinary artist from the pack but a mega semi-god superstar. And look, I've seen many artists on stage, including Michael Jackson who I saw in 1988 during his BAD tour. The concert was at the Vicente Calderon Football stadium. Michael was distant and was not able to establish any connection with the audience. Everything was pre recorded and as soon as he could he fled off...