Sandra Muente returns to the stage: she went bankrupt in a pandemic, the great health scare she had and more

For Sandra Muentewho had to relegate various artistic projects and close his recording studio due to the pandemic, join the cast of artists for the revival of “Everyone Comes Back, a musical for the Reunion” represents a new beginning full of hope and illusion.

“I feel that just the fact of being able to stand on a stage and do what I like, which is to sing and tell stories, and someone tell me: ‘Your song changed my life’, makes me want to dedicate myself to music all the time. weather. Being able to do what I love and live from this is also important, being able to finance myself and continue to maintain faith and strength”, highlights the national artist.

“all come back” returns to the stage from Wednesday May 11 in a season that will run until Sunday July 3 at the Municipal Theater. It stages great moments in our history, from the Conquest, through Independence, the Bicentennial, to the present day through various characters such as Atahualpa, Pizarro, La Perricholi, the covered Lima, Don José de San Martín, among others.

“It is a celebration show that invites you to reflect, to dance and sing, there are comical moments, but also strong and impressive ones. It is a very varied work in emotions. Instead of separating and polarizing us, it teaches us to share, value and know that this makes us special.s”, assures Muente.

“Being able to return to the Municipal Theater is a blessing. When we started rehearsals it was strong, I cried with emotion. I feel privileged to be here, because not all the artists have been able to return. I admire Denisse Dibós for having done everything possible so that Preludio did not fall, as many companies fell due to the pandemic”, he emphasizes.

Songs such as “Todos come back”, “Hate me for pity I ask you”, “Cholo soy”, “Mal paso”, “El cóndor pasa”, “La jarana de colón” and “El tamalito”, among others are part of this musical proposal.

the beginning

Sandra Muente began her love affair with musical theater when she was fifteen years old and went to see “Jesus Christ Super Star.” “Since then I did not miss any work, I loved them. When I told Marco Zunino, whom I met at Voices of Movies, he recommended that I audition for Preludio. I did it, I passed the test and then I took a workshop. The first musical I participated in was called “The boy from Oz” (2013), at that time he was 22 years old”, recalls the national artist.

Muente Bayonne’s early artistic years are closely linked to music. A vocation that he inherited from his father, the remembered balladeer Beto Danelli, performer of popular songs like “I need you” and “When you are here”.

“I started thanks to him, I remember that he always took me and my brothers to clubs, concerts, recordings, television sets… I had a very nice childhood. When my dad got sick, I took more seriously the issue of dedicating myself to this. AND”, explains the interpreter.

“Our intention is that this project sees the light at the end of the year, we are in the whole army, we have been selecting the unpublished compositions that he left for about three months. We think it’s time to thank dad for everything he gave us as a family and artistically. We have not yet decided the direction that this project will take, we have many ideas, we are in interesting conversations that are even therapeutic“, Add.

Performance

In July 2017, Sandra Muente made her debut on the big screen, playing a single mother in the Jesus Alvarez Betancourt film, “You make me good”. She also composed almost 80% of the soundtrack for the Peruvian film.

“We spent two years on that project, I played a singer who had quit her job to raise her deaf son who played drums. Unfortunately, the film did not have the expected success, however I am satisfied with what we have achieved and I would love to work on another film, novel or series again.”, says the actress.

united in marriage

On August 23, 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, the artist and her then-boyfriend, the music producer Ricardo Nunez, who is 24 years older than her, got married in Mexico. Sandra says that they decided to take that important and transcendental step in their lives for fear that some tragedy might separate them.

“C It was an event that I will never forget, it was very marked in my heart. Because we loved each other, we wanted to be together in every way. When we turned one year old, we renewed our vows, and we soon want to hold a celebration with a group of friends with people we have stopped seeing.”, he assures.

“We are very happy together and we love each other, however we have experienced difficulties, there are many battles that we have had to face as a couple, such as moments of health for my in-laws and myself. ”, emphasizes the artist.

hard tests

During the pandemic, Sandra Muente faced one of the hardest moments of her life, after an ulcer was detected in her esophagus and hernia hiatal “My dad had that hernia in the same place and then he got cancer. I was very scared because, in addition, we were in the midst of a pandemic and everything became more complicated. He had huge hormonal problems, so, on my doctor’s recommendation, I had a gastric bypass. I lost 37 kilos, now I take vitamins and they are a fan of healthy food”, nods.

Projects

Since 2020, Sandra has been working on “Renacer”, her new record production. In October 2021, she released her first single, “Amanecerá”, in which she mixes Afro-Peruvian, Andean, and urban roots. Currently, in parallel with the theater, she is preparing new singles.

“On this album there are also other songs in which I talk about love and heartbreak, about the need to be reborn and reinvent yourself all the time. There is soon the possibility of doing a little job with someone from outside, we are hoping that this will also happen so that if everything goes well, finishing this work we can launch the next single. I don’t stay still”, he stresses.