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About Federico Abril from Perú :

Re: Next single from The Rarities (96,117) (96,122) by Federico Abril from Perú Cool On You might be great. Slipping Away would be fun but dunno. Too old sounding for now. I don't think a ballad can be a possibility as Out Here On My Own is still on promo. (Monday 12 October 2020; 18:29)

Re: Re: Trash (96,111) (96,115) (96,121) by Federico Abril from Perú I think talking about race is a delicate subject. I think the book portrays that and so, it's her experience in a time where definitions weren't around. It is nowadays when things are clearer. She's mixed race and she identifies herself as black. I'm latino and closer to white skin, but I am not white, my parents are not and though sometimes I'm passing I don't identify as white. I don't know why we should define what she is, free world, right? About not taking the blame, well, she's a woman, mixed race, in a bad relationship over 7 years or so, we all know the story. I don't think she needs to be victimized over and over again by taking blame in her own memoir. Is it her fault everything that happened wrong in her life? Sure. But hey, it's her point of view and she's Mariah. About Glitter and her responsibility in it, I'm a screenwriter, I know things that happen when movies come out, specially those commercial projects, she's not saying anything new. I re wrote entire scripts or librettos based on producer's taste or knowledge, even sometimes compromising the original idea or creators. It's about business. Maybe she can say I smurfed up some more in some opportunities but Glitter is a commercial project, with high expectations and so. There are many hands involved and if you signed a contract and there are producers and handlers which supposedly know what they're doing. Well, let me tell you big companies like Sony produce many shit to get a hit, their quality control isn't high because money can be spent, Glitter didn't make Sony failed, that's why I assume if the project wasn't great, they didn't care at all. She knew it was weak, but hey she trusted her gut and people around her but she's a musician and so we all know the story. (Monday 12 October 2020; 18:22)