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Rigo Tovar Water Storage Cup

Why Rigo Tovar’s face? Matamoros, Tamaulipas has a water storage cup in honor of Rigo Tovar. Rigo Tovar was a Mexican singer-songwriter. He created a musical mix between cumbia, ballad and bolero. One of his most famous songs is “Mi Matamoros Querido.” Which is a song very loved by the people in Matamoros because it was dedicated for them. Rigo Tovar was born in Matamoros but died in Mexico City. However, his ashes were spread in the local beach called, “Playa Bagdad.” Rigo Tovar never forgot about his roots and came to visit often his hometown. He was a simple and humble human being who carried with great pride the name of Matamoros.

Who decided to paint the mural? Lety Salazar was the city president who decided to paint the mural on the already existent water storage cup. The water storage cup has Rigo Tovar’s face painted in bright colors, with a white background. The mural in the water storage cup is more than 30 meters high. It was presented to the town on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his death. The person in charge of the painting was Miguel Ángel Robledo Colchado. In a speech given at the inauguration of the water storage cup Salazar said she believed that Rigo Tovar marked Matamoros history and he must be remembered for that. She also hopes that when future generations see the cup they remember their history.

Hardships of the work: The artist explained that the development of this mural was a challenge because it was completed in only 4 days. His work was completed despite the height, the wind and the shape of the wall. The shape of the water storage cup is not normal close-circular shaped cup. It resembles an actual cup, which means it is open from the top and the face of Rigo Tovar is very hard to paint. The 4-day time limit was not easy on the artist was well. He was very stressed, but ultimately achieved a beautiful mural.

Family of Rigo Tovar: The spouse of Rigo Tovar, María Isabel Martínez, gave thanks for all the love and respect that the hometown of his husband has shared with her family.

More details on the work: The mural painted in the water storage cup is a picture of his face with light sunglasses on and below are two very important dates, 1946 and 2005. He was born in 1946 and died due to a cardiac arrest in 2005.

Other Facts: The water storage cup comes as a second monument in honor of the singer due to the already existent museum of Rigo Tovar in the Olympic Center of the city. It is safe to same Matamoros Tamaulipas will always remember their singer with hearts full of love. A very common say that is known by the people there is, “Rigo es amor.” In English it means, “Rigo is Love.” Many people know Matamoros due to Rigo’s songs and they will never let the man who put them on the map be forgotten.