BEVERLY
HILLS, Calif., April 13,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking a powerful and
inspirational comeback from the lingering health effects of
COVID-19, #1 Billboard charting artist Mayra Veronica
celebrates her latest explosive Latin dance/pop single
"Ven" on BMG Records by partnering
with Italian pop art virtuoso Luca
Valentini – renowned as one of the greatest international
painters of our time - for the track's vibrant cover art featuring
three sultry, visually compelling images of the Cuban American
singer, songwriter and performer.
Internationally renowned artist
Luca Valentini does artistic
rendition of singer Mayra Veronica's new song cover.
Written and produced by Mayra and DJ Dennis D'Menace Nieves,
"Ven" ("Come") is an infectious,
percussion-intensive Spanish language song that urges people to
embrace their best post-pandemic lives and experience the joy of
family and friends coming together once again. By design, its
clever lyrics can also be interpreted as two lovers thinking about
each other and longing to have a good time together.
Valentini has long had a knack for striking images of voluptuous
feminine beauty, and he works wonders with Mayra's striking black
hair, gorgeous face and curvaceous body. In the spirit of his many
famed pop culture paintings which feature the images of celebrities
juxtaposed against equally iconic recognizable brands or media
imagery, Valentini's cover painting joins three stunning images of
Mayra in a lush, velvety maroon dress conveying different moods –
playful and fun, sensual and contemplative and looking up with a
dazzling smile.
Weaved in and around those images are black and white
"photographs" of the backs of soccer players, with soccer related
newspaper clippings as a backdrop. "Ven" is being pitched as a potential candidate
as the theme song for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
In addition to a large rose adorning her hair, the other salient
feature in each image is her legs – a striking callback to an
earlier modeling phase in Mayra's career when she was named the
"favorite pin-up girl" of the U.S. Marines and her image became one
of the most in-demand in the advertising world, appearing in
commercials and campaigns for major brands like L'Oreal, Coca-Cola
and Ford. FHM magazine, aware of the model's sex appeal and her
many television followers, chose to include her in their 2004
calendar. Subsequently, she appeared in the publication's 100
Sexiest Women in the World list for four consecutive years.
While Mayra ultimately commissioned a large rendering of
Valentini's work for her new home in Calabasas, CA, he originally created it as a
gift while she was ill suffering from debilitating symptoms from
what's known as "Long Haul COVID." Mayra says, "He did such a
fantastic job on it, and experiencing the stunning images of me in
perfect health gave me hope and got me through the dark time. At
one point, because of some of the complications, I thought I might
never be able to sing again, but those images helped me
tremendously. I knew I could get healthier and have a stronger
voice than ever by sheer visualization and prayer. Luca's images
helped me visualize a brighter future for myself, and I am
eternally grateful."
Mayra has been an unstoppable musical force since launching her
singing career with her debut album Vengo con To in 2017. Her 2010
hit "If You Wanna Fly" reached #13 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club
Play chart and #5 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart. Her
follow-up
"Freak Like Me" reached #3 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and
"Ay Mama Mia" (2013) hit #1, making it only the second Latin single
to reach the top of the American charts. Simon Cowell acquired the exclusive distribution
rights of the song's English version, which became an international
sensation, charting in France,
Italy, Sweden, Spain, Brazil
and the UK.
Born in Rome, Luca Valentini, armed with acrylics, gold leaf
and a palette knife, describes his work as an "expression of the
true nature of the society in which we live today." Over the past
decade, he has carved out a niche in the art world through his bold
representations of the fashion industry and its associated myths –
artworks which intend to both disturb and fascinate with the idea
of perfection and create a controversial talking point. His art,
which is commissioned in the sums of well over 150k, has depicted pop icons like Madonna,
Al Pacino, Tupac Shakur, Marlon
Brando and Cindy Crawford.
His works have been commissioned by, among others, late NBA legend
Kobe Bryant and a well-known
billionaire in Dubai, and have
been showcased in galleries in Italy, London, New
York and Dubai..
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