during the concert of RBD in it Madison Square Gardenthe actor Christian Chavez He decided to wear a Mexican pink suit, which had gold prints, he also wore a sombrero similar to those worn by charros.
Although his intention was to flatter and surprise the public, this outfit sparked a great deal of controversy on the internet, as many people denounced him because he did not follow the traditional indications for wearing a charro suit — it must be without phosphorescent or loud colors, charro cut pants, leather belt, dark-colored ankle boots and other characteristics—; Faced with criticism, Christian Chávez has already recorded a video for ask for forgiveness.
In his apology, Christian Chávez allowed himself to be seen relaxed and mentioned that he never wanted to offend anyone, it just seemed to him that the suit was a good way to represent Mexicanness. Similarly, the RBD member clarified that It is not charro nor is it dedicated to competition in this areabut he has a lot of respect for people who have it as a professional occupation.
“I am doing this message returning from the gym because I see some people who were offended by wearing a suit – which is not a charro suit – I want to clarify, the charro suit has other characteristics”, he said on his Instagram account on September 4.
In addition, Christian Chávez apologized for wearing the Mexican pink suit:
“I am only making this video for the people who felt offended: I am very sorry, it is not a Charro suit, I am not a charro, it is an interpretation of mexicanidad like the color Mexican pink, like some parts of Mexico, but it is a show, I’m not Charro, I’m not in a Charro competition, I respect that community a lot, if they felt offended I’m sorry, but at no time was it like that “
Although it was not a charro suit —speaking formally—, the similarity of the garments with those worn by charros sparked a great deal of controversy over the color chosen, that is, pink. In contrast, the RBD fans who were able to attend one of the reunion concerts defended the actor and singer.
During the presentation at Madison Square Garden, the RBD member was in the company of Mariachi De Nueva York Internacional Tapatio De Alvaro Paulino.
Luisa Echevarría is an authoritative personality within the Mexican Charrería Federation who did not hesitate to react to Christian Chávez’s choice of clothing.
Through her Facebook account, Luisa attacked Christian Chávez and asked him to wear the suit in the regulated manner, according to the indications for competitions.
“I, Luisa Echevarría, am writing to you @christianchavezreal, with all the respect and admiration that I have for you and your colleagues being a group of successful Mexicans who have transcended borders in the name of Mexico; With this same respect, I invite you to wear our clothing, that of the charros, according to our canons and to allow us to be recognized in the world through your art also for the elegance of our costumes, ”she wrote in the profile of she.
The queen of the Mexican Charrería Federation received criticism because she allegedly made the comment from a position far from the perspective LGBT+; These were some of the comments that could be read on social networks:
“Hung and with a homophobic background your comment and invitation.” “With Vicente Fernandez there is no anger, the gift with yellow duck and green colors vomit and they did not say anything ”. “It’s not the color or the sneakers, it’s the fact that he sang pop and he’s an LGBT + man, because with the homophobic Vicente Fernández there wasn’t a problem with this.”
