There's no one like Residente, he doesn't hold anything back; this was his concert at the Zócalo in Mexico City.

With the notes of the cello and the voice of the girl playing it—Sara, who shouted “Long live Palestine”—René Pérez, better known as Residente, appeared yesterday on the stage of the Zócalo in the capital, giving voice to Baile de los pobres , and thus began the celebration of transgression and social causes.

And just like that, Residente, with the attitude that has characterized him since the beginning of his career, made thousands of people sing in the heart of the country's capital where a deafening choir accompanied him with No hay nadie como tú .

The Mexican and Palestinian flags, along with the message "Free Palestine" on Residente's sweatshirt, the smell of marijuana in different places, and the concern about the rain were responsible for framing songs like Cumbia de los ahogados .

How are you, Mexico? Full energy. I want us all to jump together here. I'll tell you when, but we all want to jump from A to Z. We're going to make the first jump for young people, so they can seek out quality, free, public education.

In the name of this country, we must always protect women, in the name of our country, which has given its life so that things could be better, stop the violence against indigenous communities, in the name of all of you who are under the same moon, let's jump," ordered René to shake the Zócalo platform and then get everyone dancing with Atrévete-te-te .

René knows his words are powerful and that they find their ears and echoes in Mexico; his reflective messages penetrate the listener's mind like a drill, which is why El Aguante is one of those songs that evokes emotions, expressions, screams, and jumps, and brings forth thoughts in the form of song.

"Resident, Resident, Resident, Resident!" were the shouts with which the people cheered him in the Plaza de la Constitución. With a smile and that challenging look, he began to speak to them.

"Now we're finally starting the show. Thank you, thank you. It looks awesome, it looks brutal, I'd like to be down there with you guys. I'm going to play this song I have from the fourth album, which I wrote messing around and making fun of the easy songs, and we're putting it out here so the crowd can have a little fun with it . You guys do the chorus," the singer said before the crowd joined him in "Muerta en Hawaii ."

"This song I'm going to release, I wrote it thinking about life, about enjoying it to the fullest in our realities, because sometimes it's tough, but the important thing is to try to enjoy it doing what you like. I did a thousand things I didn't like, I've lost people I love and care about," said Residente, drawing applause, before Around the World took thousands of people on a trip.

At this point in the show, after just 35 minutes of concert, the rain had become the least of their worries; not a single drop had fallen, but what was beginning to spread was the fighting spirit for Palestinian freedom, in support of the thousands of people killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, while René introduced the band that accompanied him.

“I wrote this song one day when I was talking to a girl, very pretty, she had some badass eyes, it was like six in the morning, and it seemed like the sun was intimidated by her beauty,” was how Residente presented Ojos color sol , one of the sweetest songs in his repertoire.

"I haven't mentioned this topic for a long time. It started being written here in Mexico. I was going through a situation that I didn't even understand, and little by little I've talked about it more openly because I know there are people who can connect with my reality. I was on the 25th floor and I was thinking about jumping off there, and it's..." René said when he was interrupted by people who made it clear, "You are not alone, you are not alone."

He simply thanked them and continued with the story of how he reunited with the parents of the 43 Ayotzinapa students, despite the difficult times he was going through. "Seek help, always seek help," Residente said, bringing René to life... part of his story.

"Oe, oe, oe, oe, René, René," the crowd shouted, to which Residente thanked him. Before making the next cut, he introduced a family who had arrived from Gaza to Mexico. "They're learning Spanish. First, I want to introduce them," René said, handing the microphone to the family's youngest member.

“Stop the genocide now, long live Palestine,” said the little girl of the family, who burst into tears and was surrounded by the audience’s unison shouts of “Free Palestine, Free Palestine,” embracing the family and giving it a political touch with the cry of “the children in Gaza are not a threat.”

"I can't believe there are people in 2025 justifying this. So from here, let's put pressure on them to stop this bombing. They're starving them to death. So, everyone, I ask you—this transcends politics and religion—to put pressure on them to stop the genocide in Gaza," René emphasized before introducing Guerra.

"To all the ICE people who are committing human crimes, kicking the migrants out of their country because they don't understand, this song is called This Is Not America ," the Puerto Rican launched while presenting the song he dedicated to those who think that America is just a country and not a continent.

Silvana Estrada was the surprise that Residente gave to many when he invited her to come up on stage to launch a cry of unity with Latin America , a 2010 song that Residente released with Calle 13.

“René, brother, you’re Mexican now,” he couldn’t get a bigger smile out of him and decided it was a good time to jump from Latin America to another direction with Flow HP , Chulin Culin Chunfly and BZRP’s Session 49 , with which he left the stage to return a few minutes later and give voice to Problema cabrón , Fiesta de locos and El futuro es nuestro . “With this song we’re going to rock, Mexico, we own you,” said the performer before driving the city center crazy with Vamo’ a portarnos mal , with which he said goodbye.

TO KNOW

• The head of government, Clara Brugada, was present at the concert.
• The band that accompanies him is multicultural.
• The collective Mujer en Cypher, made up of Arianna Puello, Ximbo, Niña Dioz, Prania Esponda, Azuky, and Mena, opened for Residente. They performed for the first time at the Zócalo in 2019; this was their second experience.

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