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David Lebón Moved to Tears at Buenos Aires Book Event as Fan’s Thanks Goes Viral

The memoir La magia de estar aquí—coauthored with Marcelo D. Fernández Bitar—revisits his path through Argentina’s seminal rock bands under the Planeta imprint.

Overview

  • During a Q&A at a Buenos Aires bookstore, a young woman thanked Lebón for music that helped her through hard times, telling him it had changed her life.
  • Lebón became emotional, joked “¿Vos no serás mi hija?” and embraced the fan as the audience watched.
  • Video of the exchange was recorded and rapidly spread across social media platforms.
  • La magia de estar aquí is on sale, written with journalist Marcelo Daniel Fernández Bitar and introduced with a prologue by Pedro Aznar.
  • The book traces his roles in Pappo’s Blues, Pescado Rabioso, Sui Generis, and Serú Girán, while revealing lesser-known details including a U.S. childhood and a mother who worked as a spy.