Alejandro Sanz

Alejandro Sanz kissed the Costa Rican flag

On his ¿Y ahora qué? tour, the Madrid-born singer returned to the country after four years: 20 songs for 14,000 people at Parque Viva, a peace banner and No es lo mismo dedicated to Costa Rica.

On Saturday, November 7, Alejandro Sanz returned to Costa Rica with his ¿Y ahora qué? tour, about four years after his last show in the country. Parque Viva filled up with 14,000 people, according to promoter Primo Entertainment, and from the moment doors opened at 4:00 p.m. the hallways were already singing along.

There was no opening act. At 7:40 p.m. Sanz walked out with Desde cuándo, then went straight into Capitán Tapón and Por bandera, followed by Bésame, one of his most recent hits. Next came A la primera persona, Mi soledad y yo, El vino de tu boca and Try to Save Your Song.

The strongest moment of the night came with the flags: Sanz appeared on stage holding the Costa Rican flag and a white banner reading PAZ (peace). He kissed the Costa Rican flag, the crowd answered with a long standing ovation, and both were thrown out onto the lawn.

The band got its moment too: Sanz introduced them as his family and asked for applause for each of them. Cuban musician Yudith Rojas stood out, moving from backing vocals to trombone, timbales, drums and tambourine. The set went on with Quisiera ser, Hoy no me siento bien, a medley of Regálame la silla and Amiga mía, Deja que te bese and Las guapas, with the screens focusing on the women in the crowd.

Cuando nadie me ve was played on piano, and El alma al aire and Mi marciana set up the gesture fans took home: before No es lo mismo, Sanz dedicated it to Costa Rica. “You arrive here in Costa Rica and say: you know what? It's not the same,” he said, thanking the fans he said would travel with him for the rest of the tour.

The ending was pure collective memory: Aquello que me diste, ¿Y si fuera ella?, Lo ves and, as the final blow, Corazón partío, sung by 14,000 voices at Parque Viva.

📸 The photos in this gallery are by the show's promoter, Primo Entertainment.