“And dancing with death is not a good plan” (Song: LN Granada).
It was eight years ago, a August 14, 2016. Super submarine He was returning from a performance at a festival in Cullera when he suffered a brutal traffic accident. It occurred at kilometer 168 of the N-322 highway. The gray Seat Alhambra in which the group was traveling collided with a white Mercedes Sprinter in a head-on collision. The group’s vehicle ended up crashed into the side of the ditch.
José (better known as ‘Chino’), Pope, Jaime and Juanca They were admitted to the hospital with serious injuries and fractures in their bodies. Juanca (the group’s drummer) would be the last to leave the ICU after 47 days in hospital. When he woke up from the induced coma, he believed that the accident had taken place at his bachelor party (since he was getting married on September 23). In fact, he apologized to his family and his girlfriend because “the bachelor party got out of hand.” An ‘anecdote’ that shows the brutality of the impact.
At this time, Jaime (guitarist) has been through More than 40 operations to save his leg. Thus, the trips to the operating room and the pain became part of his routine. “Now I can walk well, in fact I have a leg. I can’t complain, it’s my turn,” he explained at the presentation of the book ‘Something that serves as light’During his recovery, the guitarist also suffered from severe depression that made him consider suicide.
“After the accident there is a beep, a beep that does not go away. You’re sleeping and you’re still hearing it. Only the person who lived through it knows,” Pope (bassist and the person who was driving at the time) added at the same event. He was the first to be discharged from the hospital, although to this day the feeling of guilt has not left him completely. “I always had in my head that I was the one who was driving, the one who had stopped everything.”
Jose, better known as ‘Chino’ suffered the most severe injuries in the accident. His recovery has been amazing and he has been breaking medical predictions over the years. However, he is the only one who He cannot remember anything about the tragedy or the previous eight years. to the accident. His memory is a black hole, the composer of the group He doesn’t remember what it was like to get on stage..
2024, the year to return and celebrate life
However, this anniversary now takes on a different tone. 2024 has been the year in which Supersubmarina has reunited with its audienceThey have done it in the form of a book, a story of life, light and overcoming Written by journalist Fernando Navarro. “It doesn’t hurt so much anymore, now we can talk.” Thus, those from Baeza They have told their story and they have broken a silence full of pain, they have given voice to a collective trauma.
The group has also reissued ‘La Maqueta’the LP that opened the doors of Sony to them when they were only 20 years old. A return to the origins, to the essence of the group. For ‘Chino’ it was the first release of an album by the group. The first time that he will remember. The same goes for the ‘Sonorama Ribera’the Aranda de Duero music festival, an event that has always been home for the people of Jaén.
A few days ago, in the mythical Plaza del Trigo, José and Jaime they went up on stage to the emotion of all those present. They did so to receive a tribute in the form of a bench (screen printed with the cover of the book), a bench that will remain in the town square.
There, this time, It was his audience who sang and chanted ‘Supersubmarina’, one of the band’s most legendary songs. José and Jaime hugged each other without being able to hold back their tears (of joy, of nostalgia, of many things). It was necessary celebrate life, that they are alive, that the music continues to play. In the evening, already during the concert of Dani Fernandez (a self-confessed fan of the group for many years), Jaime came on stage with his guitar as a guest. “I miss Juanca, José and Pope terribly. I hope one day I’ll be back on stage with them. I hope Supersubmarina can sing at Sonorama again“one of the best festivals in Spain,” said the guitarist excitedly.
“I arrive at the site and I can’t stand it
I know that I will have heaven in my hands”.
Then, once again, it was the chords of ‘Supersubmarina’ that spoke.
The future, nobody knows. They have been years of speculationexpectations and unknowns about her return to the stage. “We have answered many unanswered questions. There is a certain liberation. People already know the moment that Supersubmarina is going through right now,” Pope explained in his Chat with La Sexta. Friends from Baeza are living in the present and enjoying their reunion with the public. Asked about what is to come, they focus on continuing to move forward and recovering from those wounds that cannot be seen. One thing is clear: they are family and they will take this path together.
Source: Lasexta
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