Joan Sebastian was one of the greatest Mexican singer-songwriters and his legacy is still valid, the so-called “King of jaripeo” passed away on July 13, 2015; However, every day thousands of people continue to remember him by listening to his famous songs.
Now your son Jose Manuel Figueroa attended the “Pinky Promise” program, hosted by Karla Diazwhere he was questioned about his professional career, as well as the best and worst he has experienced as the firstborn of the singer from Juliantla, Guerrero.
As is well known, the fans of said program send questions for the celebrities to answer, in that sense a viewer asked a question that Figueroa described as “very good but very difficult.”
What is the worst and the best of being the son of Joan Sebastian?
The 47-year-old artist said that for him, the interpreter of hits like “Tattoos” and “Secret of Love” was always someone unattainable.
“Joan Sebastian for me was always the one on stage, he never belonged to me, he belonged to all of us… I’m going to start with the worst, the worst thing about being Joan Sebastian’s son was living under his old man’s shadow, at the beginning of my career I was sorry that they called me ‘the son of Joan Sebastian'”, confessed the born in Chicago, United States.
Likewise, the ex of Ninel Conde commented on the positive things of being the son of the legend of Mexican regional music.
“The best thing that has happened to me as the son of Joan Sebastian is that now that he has died I am the most proud to be the son of Joan Sebastian,” he added.
Figueroa also emphasized the good advice his father gave him, as well as the kisses and all the love he gave him.
What did Joan Sebastian die of?
Joan Sebastian died at the age of 64 due to bone cancer. Multiple myeloma, detected in 1999, was one of the singer’s biggest confrontations, after being diagnosed with the disease on four occasions (2007, 2012 and 2014); he also suffered sequels in other parts of the body such as the vocal cords.
Sebastian’s death occurred on his ranch in his native Juliantla, Guerrero. After the news, his son, José Manuel Figueroa, posted a message on his Twitter account dedicated to his father: “I love you, with all my soul.”
Joan Sebastian developed a prolific career in which he accumulated countless awards that included five Grammys and seven Latin Grammys.