That a president of the government tried, before taking office, to become a music star singing love ballads in Italian and starring in music videos without any plot beyond himself intoning a melody standing in a park to try to delight the viewer with his voice and presence is not at all incompatible with assuming the responsibility of leading a country years later. But that once he is already leading the state executive he continues to act like the star he projected in music videos and on music platforms can generate bizarre situations and cause discomfort of all kinds. And even more so after an earthquake with more than 300 fatalities. Since last Monday a magnitude 7.4 earthquake devastated eastern Colombia, President Abelardo de la Espriella, who had taken office three days earlier, has been involved in several controversies, and his management has caused a stir and unrest both inside and outside the country.