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Camila Fernández Carries The Torch

August 7, 2024
Singer Camila Fernández, the only female artist of the Fernández dynasty, describes the transformative powers of a charro suit, prepping for her tour, and why it wasn’t always easy following in her family’s footsteps.
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Today, we are here with Camila Fernandez,
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an artist and the only woman from the Fernandez dynasty.
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So this is big.
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How are you? Thank you.
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I'm so excited to be with you,
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with you guys right here.
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My Spanglish is not the best.
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It's OK. You can switch off.
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What are you doing these days to get ready for your first
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tour in Mexico and the United States?
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I've been working day and night as to anniversary and means is
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today and I've been working since 6 a.m. Yes,
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of course. We've been promoting the tour in the US
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and Mexico. We're gonna be in Dallas,
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San Antonio Houston, a Quince,
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Cato and Lades Quince and Sacramento Cato Commi Papa singing on
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my own in Sacramento.
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It's going to be so fantastic.
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So you had an incredible career and come from a legendary musical
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family. How do you balance honoring your family's legacy while also
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creating your own music?
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They're my inspiration and I've been blessed by God to being born
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in this family of the best teachers in and what I've grown
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up to be, what has grown into me,
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to be my passion and to guide me in everything.
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I mean, my dad and my grandpa,
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they're like, I,
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I love their careers and everything they've done to put Mexico's name
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a really good place.
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I hope I can do the same with my work.
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Do you feel pressure,
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like, you know,
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like pressure to follow in their footsteps?
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Do you ever feel like I know the responsibility that I carry
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It's a pretty big responsibility,
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but I hope I can reach out to everyone else and make
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something out of the art and my passion that I,
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that I've created what you're doing on my own,
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on my own. How do you balance spending time with your
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family? Es like turing not porque dire dios,
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te manda loos. My daughter is amazing.
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She's the best. Says Puerta in perfect and Mijo,
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what has been the most rewarding aspect of being part of the
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Fernandez dynasty? And how has it shaped your approach to music
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Wow. OK.
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Oh Wow. Connecting with the people that my father and my
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and my grandpa have already connected with.
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They come to me and they hug me as if they were
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hugging my dad or my grandpa.
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It's amazing. I feel the love and I really enjoy that
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Iso mujer industria.
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I Ara Ma Yeah.
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Have you experienced moments like that where you know people are like
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oh, she's like a woman.
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OK. OK. OK.
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So I need help building the perfect playlist.
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What's been playing on your playlist.
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Real. And yeah,
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I listen to Beyonce,
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I listen to, to also car everything,
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everything. Is there any artist you want to collaborate with?
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Let's OK because I have a dream that is coming out in
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this year. That is would be a really fun idea to
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do. I'm just Camilo Los in lastly.
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Can you do a GRITO for us?
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No, I want to say the C word but I was
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like that when she listens to me saying the C word,
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she's like, don't say that.
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No, mama. No.
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Oh well, thank you so much for coming on.
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Where can people follow you on social media?
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And also where can they listen to your music?
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OK. They can listen to my music everywhere.
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Apple Music, Spotify,
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youtube student, la de social E como cmi E Dece official
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is Mian Exper Ini mm Unos buenos sts unu tequila in un
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buen moment. Is that OK?
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Thank.