Kiruba is not separated: 21 years after their debut, they still want to have another concert | Body and Soul | Magazine

Credit Kiruba Conferences over the years Accept it Maria Jose Bloom: This was the unanimous response of her colleagues, who emphasized the persuasiveness of the women of Guayaquil, as reflected in Concerts in Quito and Samborondon this month.

This does not mean that there is no desire to meet: the familiarity is palpable, but the physical distance is considerable; it is just that Bloom and Diana Rueda They live in our country. programmethey and Cecilia Calle As they waited for their flight from the United States to arrive, they remembered their story. Mariela Nazareno and Gabriela Villalbathus completing the quintet that debuted in 2003.

How have they changed? “My kids have helped me grow a lot, and they’ve helped me learn from my mistakes,” Cecilia Calle said.

“People retain their essence, but they mature in their attitudes and way of thinking,” Rueda says. “We are always growing up, but everyone retains the inner child. The inner Quiruba.”

Kaler (43), the oldest of the group and the first to tell the story, is from Miami, where he has lived for eight years. He had to cut back on his participation in competitions in 2018 Kiruba 15 Years Promotion Personal motivations. “Soon after, my divorce problems started to arise and a lot of circumstances didn’t allow me the time to complete this project.”

“But he was involved in the whole process! The only thing he didn’t do was record one of the songs,” interjects Bloom, the protector of team unity.

Six years later, Calle, whose children are 18, 11, 10 and 9 (The oldest is training to be a professional musician), he is in a new relationship, feels freer, can travel again and be a singer for a few days. “They didn’t come with me, otherwise it would have been more work.”

Your current life She focuses on yoga, which is her way to stay healthy, and singing has become an occasional activity. “I sang in church because I loved it, but not professionally. I had no time to discuss artistic matters,” he admitted. “Maria José convinced me… There was no way to say no.”

Are you nervous about returning to the stage? No, it’s the emotions, Kahler replied. “Kiruba Island was so etched in my subconscious that the moment we met, everything flowedthe tapes were already there. It wasn’t hard, everyone rehearsed on their own. Everything is possible now thanks to technology.”

Artist and fighter Diana Rueda

Next to enter the conversation is Rueda (42), who had a certain aura of mystery and rebellion during his first years in Quiruba and now has no problem making jokes while adjusting his gear: “I’m always fighting with microphones, with cameras, with everybody.”

I was already a student of fine arts before I became a kiruba, and that has never faded away. Drawing, painting and crafts have always been his regular occupation, For a time it retained the Arropilla fabric brand. It is a great activity to relieve stress and creativity, but it is very demanding on the hands. He suffers from carpal tunnel and in order not to lose the possibility of continuing to play guitar and paint, he ended his knitting days.

Rueda is single and childless, and often auditions for voiceovers, sings cover as well as his own songs, including a collaboration with César Galarza of Verde 70. “I’m very interested in radio and podcasts, so that will be of interest in a few years.” As for the drawings, he is thinking about delivering samples soon. The Kiruba concert was not in the plans until they arrived.

Maria José Bloom and her persistence

María José Blum (39) is grateful that she is still in show business because her children’s online show comes from there Jijilingongoin order to launch a traditional values ​​movement. He is also an actor in the premiere series pajamas (Sánchez Aguilar Theater). She has been active in the field of music Lead singer of the band Ten Years of Emotion, This gave him the motivation to manage Kiruba’s recent concerts in Quito and Samborondon.

“I’m involved in several projects at the same time, thinking about everything, but my favorite project – the second youngest in the team – is being with my friends again, and it shows, because I always force them to come”, whether from the United States, Australia (where Gabriela Villalba, 39, lives) or Germany (where Mariela Nazareno, 41, lives.

“Friendships don’t end just because a project ends,” said Bloom, who is married with two daughters. “Being colleagues isn’t the only thing that exists between us, it’s a sisterhood. We grew up together.”

after Reality There was a family called Kiruba

But what united them at first was not friendship but the promise they received when they signed the production contract. star. What gives them their identity is coexistence. “Not everything is rosy,” Rueda says, candidly as always. “When you go into a competition, you don’t know if you’re going to win. You don’t decide. We share the hard experiences we’ve been through. Reality They demand a lot from you, and you’re always on edge.”

Then, being the first Ecuadorian female pop band to emerge from a reality TV show. And giving it continuity without knowing the responsibility that comes with it. “We had no references; the scope was so vast that no one could imagine it. People see everything as beautiful, edited, practiced, but they don’t understand everything behind it. We have health issues, sadness, depression, happiness. This is your mark,” Rueda thought, as her teammates nodded. “Some days you love this group and it’s your life, and other days you’re like, ‘I don’t want to see them anymore, I don’t want to know anything. ’”

Twenty years later, no one is bothered by these comments. They have all experienced the same feelings. “The best way to describe it is like a family,” Kaler explained. “You don’t choose the family you’re born into.” People still admire the group for how long it lives in people’s memory. “It’s not us that keeps Quiruba alive, it’s us. It’s popular love. In Miami, I met Ecuadorians who still remember us. If people didn’t remember us, the project wouldn’t thrive.”

Bloom, on the other hand, has confidence in her teammates. “People who are artists are artists. When that is in your blood, being on stage with your friends and colleagues is priceless. We were nervous, but it’s the kind of nervousness an artist feels when he enjoys what he’s doing. The moment you reconnect with the public, you get the essence that you always had.” Her friends listened to her with great attention and admitted that when they went to concerts of other musicians, they felt the call to step onto the stage again.

Last concert? Why didn’t Kiruba split up?

With only a few days of rehearsal, the songs are very well memorized. “I don’t know what happened,” Diana Rueda says with a smile, “but I heard a song and I knew what part María José sang, what part Cecilia sang…” They were recorded on a hard drive, Kalle confirms. This is something that does not happen in choreography, which must give way to spontaneity.

Their sound, while still recognizable, has changed, but they believe it’s for the better. In terms of personality, they feel it’s the biggest leap forward. Each person comes across the platform in their own style, and Calle explains why.. “inside Reality “They told us: ‘You have to wear this, this is your style, this is the product’ and I understand that, but now we want everything to be free, without filters.”

This was not only a reunion for Quiruba, who for many years had been physically far away, living in a different hemisphere, “but not absent in spirit and soul”. In the Flashback 593 show, they once again met the Ecuadorian artist who had not seen him for many years and who was at the beginning of his career. Danilo Parra, Third World, Pamela Cortés, Clip, AU-D and Sergio Sacoto. They recorded the latter in 2017 when they were Hada 4, It drives me crazy.

They clarified that this is not the last time we will see them together, so there is no talk of a final goodbye. “We don’t know what will happen,” Rueda said. “It would be ideal if we could meet later and do something else. Performance; “We are in favor … but it’s still far away.” Every time they met, they left open the possibility of holding another concert. They were dismissed only once, as “necessary and mandatory.”

Kaler has fond memories, but he has lived life to the fullest. “Since I became a mother, my priority has been my children and my family. This reunion healed me. I will always like girls very much. Music, the joy of believing in a project again. Even though we are over 40, we can still light up hearts. ”

Rueda takes a philosophical view of the situation. “Everything happens because it has to happen. Years later you will understand its purpose. Why do we separate? We all know the general reasons. What is it for? For my part (“I’m going to say something very much my own,” he announced, making everyone laugh), So as not to get into trouble again! Reality I will never do this again in my life!”

“We can’t take anything for granted after this pandemic,” warned Bloom, who dreamed of returning in 2020 but whose wish has been postponed. “Let it be as God wills.” (Britain)