On Wednesday, October 7, Piero de Benedictis died at the age of 81. Following the news, family members, friends, and colleagues began to bid farewell to the renowned singer-songwriter with messages full of affection. Three days after his passing, his eldest granddaughter, Ámbar de Benedictis, shared an intimate tribute on her social networks to remember the bond that united them.
The daughter of Juana Viale and Juan de Benedictis chose two meaningful images and accompanied the post with verses from a song by her grandfather. The post also received a special response: her father, Piero’s eldest son, left her a brief, but loving, message.
The Heartfelt Tribute from Ámbar de Benedictis to Her Grandfather Piero
Through her Instagram account, Ámbar shared a post dedicated to her grandfather. In one of the images you can see the cover of the album Canto a la ternura, projected onto a wall. On the cover, Piero appears with his son Juan when he was little, in a family scene where the musician smiles at him while the boy reads a sheet of paper.
The image, which Ámbar had already shared on her grandfather’s most recent birthday, rekindles a family memory and connects it to the artist’s musical legacy.
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The second post featured a video of a small yellow-breasted bird perched on the rear-view mirror of her car. The young woman chose to share that image alongside the photograph of the album, in a post that gathered memories and music to honor the singer-songwriter.
The Words Ámbar Chose to Remember Piero
Alongside the images, Ámbar wrote a fragment from Canto a la ternura, Piero’s song released in 1982. The chosen lines say: “Now is the time of the underwater parade you orchestrated, from the shore, the foam and the aroma, of a symphony no longer unfinished… of all those things… of all those.”
The choice of the song gave the tribute a special meaning, reconnecting a work by the artist that is part of her family history. In another fragment of the post appears a phrase that sums up the spirit of the dedication: “Be like you.”
In this way, Ámbar found in her grandfather’s music a way to remember him and pay tribute after his death, with words that refer both to his work and to the bond that united them.
Juan de Benedictis’s reaction to his daughter’s tribute
The post also received a very special response from Juan de Benedictis, Ámbar’s father and Piero’s eldest son. The musician left affectionate words for his daughter in the comments of the post.
“I love you infinitely,” wrote Juan, accompanied by heart and hug emojis.
His message joined Ámbar’s tribute at a moment of deep sorrow for the family. Thus, the post not only remembered Piero through one of his songs, but also offered a glimpse of affection between father and daughter amid the farewell.
With family images, verses from Canto a la ternura, and Juan’s message, Ámbar chose to remember her grandfather from an intimate place, tied to music and the enduring affections.
