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Costa Rican singer Tati Crespo recorded five songs with her mother before losing her to cancer
For Costa Rican singer-songwriter Tati Crespo, returning home after years in the United States meant facing a difficult reality. Her mother, Fresia Granados, was battling terminal cancer, and the time they had left together was uncertain.
But amid hospital visits, difficult conversations and the weight of what was coming, they found a way to preserve something they had always shared: their love of music.
Two years ago, Crespo moved back to Costa Rica to be closer to her mother, a lifelong music enthusiast. Together, they recorded five songs, turning a deeply personal experience into a musical project that carries both their voices.
For Fresia, sharing that music with others was one of her final wishes, a chance for the songs and memories they created together to live beyond her illness.
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Fresia passed away recently, just as the mother-daughter project was preparing to reach listeners. The loss has given the recordings a new significance for Crespo, who now has five songs that capture a side of her mother few people outside their family may have known.
What began as a shared dream has become a way to remember her through something they created together.
The first of the five planned releases is expected to introduce listeners to their collaboration, although a release date has not yet been announced.
For Crespo, sharing the music means fulfilling a wish her mother held close during her final months, while giving others the opportunity to hear the voice and passion that shaped her life.
