The Cuban singer-songwriter Francisco "Pancho" Céspedes reappeared this Sunday on social media with a message stating that he does not intend to stop his performances, despite the health crisis he experienced a few days ago during a concert in Mexico City.
"Hello, this is Pancho, alive and well. Traveling to Miami. I have four shows over there and then four in New York," the 69-year-old artist expressed in a video recorded from an airplane.
With a sense of humor, he also responded to those who advised him to rest after the scare.
"For those who tell me to stop to avoid dying, well, no, I can't stop. And I feel very good," she affirmed.
Céspedes took the opportunity to thank everyone for their affection: "Thank you very much for your concern, but well, health. I send you many kisses. May God bless you, or whoever you want to love you, may they bless you."
The message comes just three days after the singer experienced a health crisis during a concert at the Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, in the Historic Center of Mexico City.
The incident occurred on Thursday, October 15, around the fifth song of his symphonic show, when he began to experience difficulty breathing, nausea, excessive sweating, and blurred vision, according to the newspaper Milenio.
"I don't know if I'm going to vomit, I feel sick... I see stars," he warned before sitting down and asking for help.
A doctor who was among the audience immediately went on stage to assist him, along with a theater nurse.
Céspedes himself later recounted on Facebook that he lost consciousness for a few seconds.
Despite the incident, he managed to rejoin and finish the show accompanied by the Mexican singer Rosy Arango, who had continued the performance while he received attention.
The next day, his team reported that the artist was "well and stable" and attributed the incident to low blood pressure. They also confirmed that he suffers from diabetes and had just returned from an extensive tour in Spain.
Concerns about his health have a history. In November 2018, Céspedes was treated in Cancún for angina or a pre-infarction, according to his medical team at the time.
His team assured that Céspedes remains committed to attending on November 9 in Las Vegas, where he will receive the Latin GRAMMY 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award, an honorary recognition that the Latin Academy of Recording will bestow upon him along with Alaska, Lila Downs, Daniela Mercury, and Chichí Peralta.
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