Smoke from the fireworks still lingered over the Zócalo when Intocable returned to the stage. The “Grito de Independencia” (Cry of Independence) from the National Palace balcony had already concluded, Claudia Sheinbaum had wrapped up the ceremony, and much of the Mexican night’s festivities seemed to have reached their peak. Yet, in the Plaza de la Constitución, there was still one song left to play. And then another.
The band had begun their performance hours earlier, but it was after 11:00 PM that the concert took on a new dimension. Intocable returned to greet those who had chosen to stay in the plaza after the *Grito* and continue a celebration that, by then, no longer required an official ceremony to find a chorus of voices.
Ricky Muñoz once again took up the accordion and the microphone. Before him stood Mexican flags, families, couples, and a crowd that—according to the Mexico City Government Secretariat—ultimately exceeded 300,000 people.
The return felt a bit like a journey through time. Intocable brought with them over three decades of songs, and the Zócalo responded with particular fervor when the tracks that are already etched in their fans’ memories began to play.
“¿Y Todo Para Qué?” was one of those moments. Muñoz even introduced the song as a trip back to the last century: “Mexico, are you ready to hop in the time machine? We’re going back to the last century.” The crowd responded with one of the biggest sing-alongs of the night.
No extraordinary production was needed to grasp the magnitude of the moment; the songs themselves were enough. Hits like “Fuerte no soy,” “Enséñame a olvidar,” “Eres mi droga,” “Coqueta,” and “Sueña” had accompanied Intocable to this stage, and now they were being sung back by thousands of voices from the heart of the capital.
