Hunky Spanish crooner Pablo Alborán just came out of the closet.
Alborán, 31, known for Spanish-language tunes “Solamente Tú,” “Dónde está el Amor” and “Por Fin” chose to commemorate pride month with a special video posted to his Instagram.
“We need to reconsider our lives, careers, what does and doesn’t make us happy,” he said in the video. “I think that we often forget about the love that unites us and makes us stronger.”
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“Today, I want my voice to be louder and for it to have more value and weight. I’m here to tell you that I am homosexual and it’s okay,” Alborán went on. “Life goes on, everything will remain the same, but I’m going to be a little happier than I already am.”
Alborán went on to thank his family and friends for always encouraging him to love himself, and for embracing his queerness without judgment. He also noted that not everyone has the same love in their lives.
“But unfortunately,” he went on, “there are so many people that did not have the same experience I did. That’s why today, without fear, I hope I can make somebody’s journey easier with this message. But above all, I do this for me.”
“A warm hug, and live it up. Live it up; life’s too short not to,” he concluded.
charlie_jackpot
Glad he’s now able to live his truth
RFD
Thank you and all the best to you!
jjose712
Probably an unknown for most of you but he is absolutely huge in Spain and Portugal (and some spanish speaking countries). Probably the biggest music star of Spain right now and he came out at the peak of his career.
So big respect for that
Josh447
Beautiful sound beautiful guy. Hats off to you.
Gadfeal
Spain is now the most “liberal”, tolerant of countries. Most people surveyed indicated they saw no objection to neighbors who were gay, of different race or immigrant. For a country that went from 37 million in 2000 to 47 million in 2019, largely due to immigration from Latin America and the rest of the EU, plus the millions of part time residents from N. Europe, it is dramatic transformation from the Franco era, when even straight couples hesitated to show affection in public.
Was it so hard for him to “come out” in the most favorable society, possibly, on earth? It was mostly in his mind if one believes surveys.
frapachino
Sounds like America, most people don’t care if you’re gay or a legal immigrant or not white! But the msm sure does as do far too many on the left!
jjose712
Sorry to bust your bubble but that paradise doesn’t exist.
Yes, Spain is one of hte most tolerant countries in the world, but that doesn’t mean racism and homophobia doesn’t exist here.
And there’s no tradition of coming out between artists, and of course there’s the fact that he has a huge female fanbase and that he is a very private man.
Coming out is difficult no matter what. Anyway, he is well liked by his peers and he is probably the most popular singer in Spain right now so he’ll be ok.
You are right in one thing, Spain is probably the country that made the most dramatic transition. Portugal is pretty liberal too right now, but it took them more time
curiobi
@frapachino, hey trashbag. How many times do you have to be told to stop your racist trolling? Also anyone who has been to Spain knows damn well there is a Lot of racism there, the darker your skin the more likely someone is going to have a problem with it. Barcelona has it less but it still exists.
When YOU have to do extensive research on how black people are treated in a country every time you book a damn holiday you can talk. No? Then STFU.
I have a relative who cancelled her trip to America because it was a tour across southern states destination New Orleans and with everything we see happening she does not feel it is safe to go. America does not care if you are gay or black, stop posting rubbish!
mosm
Spain is great. Liberal and incredibly friendly people in general. The tide seems to be turning there as well unfortunately, with extreme right gaining significant ground in the last elections. The VOX party is anti-immigrant, anti-gender equality etc.
Was it so hard? Probably it was his mind to a large extent. But the survey you saw might also be a bit too optimistic.