Overview

• The musical’s entire cast performed “El Bautismo” at the July 20 midday Mass in the Basílica de Guadalupe, marking the first such presentation in the sanctuary’s liturgy.
• Mons. Francisco Javier Acero presided over the service and praised Malinche as both an artistic homage to God and a testament to the Virgin’s mestizo identity.
• Cano said the baptism of 20 Maya women by Hernán Cortés symbolizes the birth of Mexico’s cultural blending or mestizaje.
• Malinche has surpassed 100 performances at Frontón México and continues to receive strong institutional support.
• Cano is moving forward with a high-performance flamenco academy in Mexico City and is weighing a potential reunion of his former band, Mecano.