The national singer Álvaro Rod was involved in a scandal in recent days after his ex-partner, Wileidy Monsalve, accused him of having been unfaithful. This fact caused an exchange of words that culminated with the singer-songwriter on the set of ‘Magaly TV, la firma’, where he tried to defend himself against the accusations and present evidence that would exonerate him of deception; However, he did not have the opportunity to do so.
Now, the composer, who will represent Peru in the Heat Awardsupon being nominated for best salsa artist along with some of the greatest exponents of the genre, decided to leave the scandals behind and continue with his career, which, according to him, is at its best.
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—I wanted to start by congratulating you for being nominated for best salsa artist at the Heat Awards. How does it feel to have your name alongside heavyweights in the genre such as Víctor Manuelle, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Grupo Niche, La India, among others?
-Well thank you very much. For me it is an honor to be nominated again in the Heat Awards and in a category with all the top representatives of the genre. It means a lot to my career. I really work every day to achieve this type of recognition, and what better way than to be on this list of nominees along with Víctor Manuelle, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Grupo Niche. It is an honor for me to represent Peru in this type of competition..
—This is your second time nominated for these awards, right?
—Yes, the first was two years ago, as a promising musician, where I had the opportunity to sing at the central awards gala. And, well, I don’t know if it’s going to happen this time; It would be nice to be able to sing again.
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—A couple of months ago, ‘Better than you’ was the most listened to on radio in the country and last year ‘Este salud va por ti’ was the best song of 2023, do you feel that you are in the best moment of your career ?
—Yes, I feel very grateful to people for receiving my music in the best way and especially because they are unreleased songs of my authorship like ‘Better than you’ and like ‘This health is for you’, in a very complicated music market For my own music, the unreleased songs, well I try to continue with that line. Also thank my team who is a participant in all this. I continue to advance, I continue to grow and truly thanks to the people who allow me to continue composing songs both for myself and for other artists.
—Taking into account how well things are going for you currently, has the scandal in which you found yourself involved a few days ago affected your career in any way or is everything continuing normally?
—No, I continue working in the same way. I think it has nothing to do with it. I have always taken great care of my personal life and it will continue that way.. I continue making music, I continue writing, I continue composing, and now I am in a very beautiful moment. I just released a song together with Master Chris, an international song together with Warner Music, recorded in the Dominican Republic, a country where the video clip was also recorded. So I continue to strive to bring my music to other countries as well.
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—You recently appeared on Magaly’s program to give your defense, how do you feel after the statements that came from your ex-partner?
—Well, that’s a topic that I’ve already closed, I don’t have much to say anymore.. In reality, I am calm with what I have said, with what I have been able to say, and I don’t have much more to talk about things that have nothing to do with the musical field. I continue with my career and I have always taken care of my personal life and now is not going to be the exception.
—Do you feel that when you went to Magaly Medina’s program you couldn’t give your defense in the correct way?
—Unfortunately no, I couldn’t talk much as it could be seen, nor could I show what I brought. But hey, I guess it must be for a reason and I prefer to leave it there. As I tell you, I am calm and focused on my music.
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—Is the chapter with your ex-partner completely closed? Won’t we see you with her again?
—No, it is completely closed. I continue with my career, with what I have been doing, releasing music. I’m really in a very nice moment, since I’m releasing new songs. Together with Danny Ubeda and Anna Carina I just released ‘Pídeme’; with Emil, ‘When I see you’, a song made with the producer of Marama. And well, at the end of the month a song comes out with a fairly important national artist. So I’m really grateful to the people who give their love and support to my music.
—Returning to your singing career, do you have a dream of singing with a specific artist or group in the near future?
—Yes, definitely, I work hard for that, to have the opportunity to collaborate with artists of international stature. At some point I would like to record with Marc Anthony, with Eddy Herrera, whom I admire a lot.it would be nice to be able to do something with him, and with different artists internationally I would like to gradually collaborate and grow.
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—But not only do you stand out in singing, but you also dedicate yourself to composing songs. Did you get to compose for any foreign artists or just for the local scene?
—Yes, I have had the opportunity to compose for many national artists here. For abroad (I composed), for Alquilados, from Colombia; Alex Matos, from the Dominican Republic, he is a very beloved artist there, he is a coach for La Voz Dominicana. I’ve also written songs for artists who haven’t come out yet. But well, I continue to advance my career as a singer and as a composer as well.
—Would you like to extend your career like Gian Marco did, who also sings and composes for other artists?
-Yes, definitely. For me it is an honor every time I have been compared to Gian Marco, he is a reference for me. But hey, I’m still doing my own career. I am happy for the opportunities that I am gradually having and, if I am given the opportunity to write to more artists, I will be delighted. I also try to gradually advance in that area as well. So I’m open to whatever comes.