Michael Bublé, more Argentine than ever: his love for mate and Christmas customs that he took from Luisana Lopilato

Canadian singer Michael Bublé just released a special edition of his Christmas album Christmas, and in addition to the routine words of promotion, he spoke about his personal life, which takes place between the south and north of the American continent. The thing is After a decade married to Luisana Lopilato, he proudly carries the Argentine influence in his day to day life: from his passion for mate, the Christmas parties, to the time he spends each year with his family in Buenos Aires. He even dared to proclaim his parallel nationality: “Now I am Argentine!”.

Relaxed and happy, he alternated English with Spanish during the talk with the Spanish agency EFE, and combined seriousness with jokes. The winner of four Grammys confessed that Christmas brings out his sentimental and emotional side, for the moments he enjoys with his three children and the Argentine actress. Bublé is immersed in a round of interviews as part of the tenth anniversary of the appearance of his Christmas album, with which he sold millions of copies and managed to turn his songs into a holiday classic.

Throughout the interview, Bublé expressed the devotion he feels for his family and his growing love for Argentine culture. “I love mate,” he confessed, adding with an Argentine accent: “You know, when you have an Argentine wife, mate is life”. Nor does he leave aside his Canadian origin and reveals that he was very surprised to see that the mate was shared between several people at the same time: “I see that they pass it from one person to another and finally it reaches me and I think: ‘With the Covid, this is not very good ‘, that’s why now it is taken individually ”.

“I like it both for the taste and for its social aspect”, explains with a smile the reasons for his affection for the classic infusion that is present in most of the houses of the families of our country. He also said that he enjoys learning more words in Spanish and is proud despite the difficulties of dealing with another language: “Sometimes I sound like a caveman for not conjugating the verbs well”.

“I love my wife so much and it was so important for me to assimilate her culture and live in Argentina that now I can understand Spanish and speak it a little ”, acknowledged the singer. Regarding the “cultural differences” between Argentina and Canada, he made some observations: “I usually tell my wife that Argentina is more dangerous than Canada, and she answers that yes, that Argentina is more dangerous because people kill each other. each other, but that Canada is so boring that people kill themselves. “

Sincere about the clashes of rituals and traditions, he assured that the great discussion in his home is about the times for eating and going out. “When I go out with my friends at midnight I’m already back; On the other hand, she does not go out to dinner until 11 or 12 at night, and then she is there until 5 or 6 in the morning, that for me is crazy ”, he compared. However, he clarified that Despite the differences, the Bublé-Lopilato family respects some particular agreements, also to celebrate Christmas, and they do it in the Canadian way, on the 25th in the morning, but also in Argentina, celebrating Christmas Eve.

“In the evening we open some presents and in the morning Santa Claus comes. And of course, instead of coffee we drink mate”, He counted. It should be added that his disk Christmas -in which other artists collaborated such as Shania Twain, Mariah Carey and Thalía– became the singer’s most successful album, and one of the best-selling of this century. To commemorate the anniversary, he has just released a special edition of the album with seven new recordings, including a cover of “Let It Snow” and the new song “The Christmas Sweater.”

The 46-year-old artist explained that he carefully chose the songs on the new album from among all his favorites. “I really wanted things that have moved me but that have not been heard, because over the years it continued to be part of the culture, and for me it is an honor to be part of this time when people are kinder and see everything. much more with the eyes of their children, “he concluded.

(With information from EFE)

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