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David Lebón’s Memoir Launch Goes Viral After Tearful Exchange With Young Fan

Planeta’s La magia de estar aquí reframes the Argentine rock icon’s legacy through career-spanning memories.

Overview

  • During a bookstore presentation in Buenos Aires, a 14-year-old thanked Lebón for music that helped her through difficult times, prompting him to cry and embrace her as the moment spread widely on social media.
  • The event took place at a city bookstore, identified by one outlet as El Ateneo in Buenos Aires.
  • La magia de estar aquí is co-written with journalist Marcelo Daniel Fernández Bitar and includes a prologue by Pedro Aznar.
  • The memoir retraces Lebón’s work with Pappo’s Blues, Pescado Rabioso, Sui Generis and Serú Girán, along with personal recollections from his life.
  • Editorial Planeta promotes the book as the memories of a musician who helped shape a nation’s sound, and it is on sale in bookstores for about ARS 26,900.