The tribute, titled "Eternally Juan Gabriel" took place at the Pegasus Forum of the city of Toluca, capital of the central state of Mexico, with the participation of prominent international artists such as Juanes, Natalia Lafourcade, India, Aida Cuevas, Shaila Durcal, Andrea Bocelli, David Bisbal, Kinky, Fernando de la Mora and the duo Jesse and Joy.
They were accompanied by the Mexico State Symphony Orchestra and Mariachi Mi Tierra.
"I think we're here to share this tribute so fabulous. Juan Gabriel was very special for us. What remains in my day, so I'm very happy, "said Spanish Bisbal on the red carpet event.
The emotional show took place in a breathtaking scenery of 95 meters with a huge background screen displaying fragments of performances of "Divo of Juarez," as he was known Juan Gabriel, who died on August 28 last year to 66 years age, victim of a heart attack in Santa Monica (United States).
Nearly 600 lights illuminated the guest artists and dozens of dancers interacted with Juan virtual Gabriel, made up of images of actors who imitated the characteristic movements of the singer, combined with a digital head and projected on stage to give the more than 40,000 idol visions attendees at different times in his career.
The spectators, excited by the spectral presence of divo, whose real name was Alberto Aguilera Valadez, swayed and hummed the songs they played the singers, amplified by 110 speakers.
The public could also visit an exhibition of traditional costumes and other objects of Juan Gabriel, who was born in Parácuaro, in the southwestern state of Michoacan on January 7, 1950 but grew up in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
This was the first tribute organized by the artist's family, although others had already done Ciudad Juarez and the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, organized by authorities.
On February 6, Ivan, Jean and Hans Aguilera, children of the late singer, said in the US that for them it was a "must" organize the concert tribute to his father.
"I felt I had a duty and was to honor my dad," said Ivan, 29, in an interview with Efe with his two brothers.
The brothers pose published in a few months some of the unreleased songs that John Gabriel was producing in his recording studio before his death.
