Singer Ana Gabriel is dealing with pneumonia, which has led her to postpone three shows from her Un Deseo Más tour in Latin America.
On Tuesday afternoon (May 21), the Mexican star, who is celebrating her 50 years in music, provided an update on her health, stating that what started as a flu had worsened and that she would need a few more days to recover.
“Given the medical conditions, I’m returning to Miami to recover from this pneumonia because we don’t see a favorable change,” Ana Gabriel said in a video posted on her Instagram account, where she appears bundled up in bed and wearing a face mask. “I am still on a lot of medication, and it is my life, it is my health, it is my music, it is you. Thank you for understanding. I will keep you updated on how I am doing.”
Ana Gabriel was diagnosed with the flu on May 14 after her first of two shows at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. She recently postponed that concert to June 7 and another set for May 22 at the SND Arena in Asunción, Paraguay to June 11. On Tuesday, the artist known for No. 1 hits like “Ay Amor” and “Simplemente Amigos” announced that her May 25 show at the Tokyo Marine Hall Theater in Sao Paulo, Brazil, will be instead on July 26.
The global tour Un Deseo Más began in January and has visited various cities in Mexico and South America. With dates scheduled until the end of the year, it is set to arrive in the U.S. in the fall for a 24-date trek starting on Sept. 13 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey and including stops in Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Las Vegas, among other cities, before concluding on Nov. 30 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. (For a complete list of dates, click here).
Recognized as a Living Legend at Billboard’s inaugural Latin Women in Music in 2023, the revered raspy-voiced singer has been sharing messages with her fans about the tour and, more recently, about her health, apologizing “for this inconvenience I am causing you.”
“Thank you for your prayers,” she added in her Tuesday post. “You all are in my heart!”
Check out Ana Gabriel’s latest statement (in Spanish) below:
