Taqueria SupplicationsIt will only last five days. English artist Dua Lipa opened a pop-up Tacos in Mexico City on Monday, December 1. The anticipation of the singer’s appearance has caused chaos for pedestrians and roads. The location — located on Michoacan Street, near Atlixco, in the Condesa neighborhood — is the site of Los Caramelos taqueria, but has been redesigned with signage promoting the new album and the performer’s tour. Radical optimism. “I heard he was coming,” says a woman who arrived at 9 a.m. There are over 100 people waiting for him to appear or be allowed access to him. On the Michoacan mountain range there are more than 40; A group of 11 people became friends: two friends from Guadalajara; two sisters from Puerto Vallarta; They are accompanied by a mother with her daughter from Veracruz and their niece from Monterrey; Another mother accompanies her son, also from the capital of Jalisco; Two townsfolk who live nearby stayed over to gossip. “I want to leave, but what if he comes?” says one.
To try the tacos, you had to do a free pre-registration that granted a pass, but they were already sold out. Entries are limited to 800 per day. The card arrived via email and came with a specific visit time and a maximum stay of 30 minutes. The place offers the package Prayers Priced at 249 pesos and includes: Taco Houdini (chicharrone), Taco Maria (arachera with beans), Taco Radical optimism (Caramel method – grated meat – with cheese crust).
None of the new friends have a ticket to the tasting. “It had to be done,” says one sister from Puerto Vallarta. Those who were aware of the dynamics tried to get a place, but it was too late. “There’s no more,” says one mother. It’s past 1pm. Anticipation turns into exhaustion. “I think he’s doing sound check. He’s not coming,” says the young woman from Monterey. The group disappears, but not before creating a group on WhatsApp and capturing it selfie.
The English artist arrived in Mexico City over the weekend. Visited Contramar, a seafood restaurant near Glorieta de la Cibeles; She walked with her fiancé, English model and actor Callum Turner, through Parque Mexico and the streets of the Roma neighborhood; The networks were lit up with recorded videos Red-handed For both salsa dancing at the San Luis club.
Dua Lipa will perform at GNP Stadium on December 1, 2 and 5 as part of her tour Radical optimism. The singer returned to the Mexican capital after a short stay in March 2024, where she was accustomed to rest. On that occasion, he visited the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), through which he passed Casa Pedregal, by architect Luis Barragán, and posted a video on his networks speaking Spanish with a taxi driver (“Can we listen to the radio, please?”), among other things.