From left: Alex González, Fher Olvera, Juan Calleros, and Sergio Vallín of Maná photographed by Martha Galvan on Dec. 1, 2023 in Fresno, Calif.
“Many Maná songs were born here,” says Olvera, standing in a sunny room painted light blue with tile floors, wooden beams and long, transparent gauze curtains. Olvera, who is wearing a necklace with a silver sea turtle, his favorite animal, lived here before buying the property next door and converting both homes into this 17-room hotel that’s filled with thousands of Maná’s stories. , is very linked to Vallarta. In fact, the cover — the mermaid with four arms — is the sea of Vallarta.
“More than representatives of Latin culture, I think we’re one of many Latin colors and that through our music, people relate in many ways,” adds Vallín. This is exactly where you wrote or were inspired to write some of your most iconic songs, like “En el Muelle de San Blás.”There’s a very interesting story in this room. We went to party at one of those dives where you stay out really late. We finished like at seven in the morning, and like good Mexicans, went to kill our hangover at a taco stand.