India Martínez (Córdoba, 1985) is a genuine artist who unites pop and flamenco, audiovisual art and roots, aesthetics and message and a recognized and incontestable musical phenomenon: If she knew, single from Nuestro Mundo, her ninth album, is already an album by platinum. But also, India is an empathetic woman who will perform on December 20 in the Multipurpose Room of the Zaragoza Auditorium: the Sesé foundation will allocate the benefits of the ‘On the march, music X’ concert to babies from 200 families without resources. “I find the meaning of life in helping others. At least, I see myself in that duty. I learned it as a child, I come from a super humble family in which we have all always helped each other. “It makes me feel better and I feel like I’m on the right path.” DePol and María José Hernández will perform alongside her.
India has just returned from Bali, a paradise to which she escaped after a certain physical and mental collapse due to work overload: new album, concerts, the play Lorca with Saura… She traveled with her boyfriend, Ismael Vázquez – capoeira instructor, scene specialist risk actor and director of his music videos – to embrace his sister and nephews in a hug: “They left for work, we hadn’t seen each other for a year and I needed to be with them. I had never gone so long without seeing them. Between the family reunion and visiting temples, getting lost in the jungle, surrounding myself with Buddhas… I have been fascinated by this trip,” the singer says dreamily.
Although she has returned with very strong batteries, she knows what to do if one day she falters: “I feel very lucky but I don’t sleep because when your passion becomes your job it is a double-edged sword: you can feel exhausted, lose motivation, stop get excited… In those moments I reflect that things have not been easy at all. And when I get on stage, even if I’m tired from a trip, have my period or have a headache, I forget everything up there. It is the adrenaline and that beautiful feeling that makes you feel free.”
She is eager to put up the Christmas tree, a magical moment that her boyfriend’s surgery has postponed, and to experience the moment of giving gifts. “I love waking up that morning as if I were a little girl and seeing your loved ones opening gifts. Also going to Almería to celebrate the Moragas festival with my family: all night on the beach by the light of a bonfire, as was done in the old days to wait for the fishermen. “When you have a way of life where you move around so much, it keeps you grounded.”
India and Ismael have considered creating their own family but… “It is super complicated to accommodate a baby when you are so comfortable (laughs). No rush, no noise, nor that constant worry that I see in my friends. Of course I would like to, but there is also the doubt: What would happen to my life, to my peace of mind, from now on?”