The 4 from Córdoba celebrated 55 years of experience on the Cosquín Folklore stage and had special guests in each of the songs they played.
“Not long ago, I received a call at my house saying ‘Hello, am I speaking to Victor Hugo?’ A very Central American accent, ‘Here he speaks to you… and he told me his name’ and I told him: ‘Here he speaks to you Luis Miguel’, because I couldn’t believe that a dear friend was calling me from Puerto Rico. Because? Because Rony Vargas had told him ‘You have to record a song with Los 4 de Córdoba,'” Víctor Godoy began saying this Wednesday night during the fifth moon of the festival.
“From Puerto Rico, the one who wore braids, do you remember? Snail soup… ladies and ladies, our dear friend, now brother, Wilkins,” added the singer and invited the artist to the stage with a background ovation.
Wilkins with The 4 of Córdoba in Cosquín
“We have not come to sing that today, unless you demand it. But first I want to dedicate this song to you, which we recorded together. From a man, to a woman,” said Wilkins before performing You were everything for me alongside Los 4 de Córdoba.
Before leaving, the Puerto Rican asked the audience if they wanted him to sing his hit, Sopa de caracol, and with a firm “Yes” he motivated them: “Stand up and we’ll do it, to see if you want to dance.” “This was not contemplated but if you want…” added the artist who sang his hit before retiring.
Wilkins’ love for Córdoba
In the ’90s, Wilkins fell in love with Córdoba after his appearances on Telemanías, a program that was all the rage for the Audiovisión production company.
In 1993, the Puerto Rican artist, by then already living in Córdoba, decided to pay tribute to the province that housed him by making an entirely quartet album: El fuego sacred. It was in 1993. At that time he had a close relationship with La Mona Jiménez.
They traveled to Buenos Aires to record “She tricks us both.” It became a gold record. Then they presented it on Telemanías.
The Castle of Wilkins in Tanti
This castle is located in Tanti and owes its name to the performer of the song “Sopa de caracol”, who acquired the property – previously called “San Alberto” -.
Lo The particularity of this castle is that it is the only one made entirely of stone in all of Córdoba.. Its landscape includes a swamp, a stream and an incredible grove of trees, and at the entrance you can see a rock with a sword stuck into it that enhances its medieval character.
The place also has a tea house that displays samples of the Puerto Rican artist’s costumes and belongings.
