Juan Gabriel, Latin American music icon, performing at a concert in Mexico City, Mexico on May 11, 2015.
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“The family will release further details regarding Juan Gabriel’s passing in the coming days”.
Gabriel was born Alberto Aguilera Valadez in the small town of Paracuaro, Michoacan, in 1950, the youngest of ten siblings.
Juan Gabriel, the famed Mexican singer and songwriter who composed more than 1,500 songs, died Sunday at his home in California.
Juan Gabriel, one of Mexico’s leading singers and songwriters, died Sunday.
Anthony told Billboard in a recent interview that he’d always been performing freestyle dance music and never imagined he’d sing salsa, until he heard Gabriel’s “Hasta Que Te Conoci” (“Until I Met You”).
A T-shirt is left along with flowers and candles at the Hollywood star of Mexican superstar Juan Gabriel, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. The singer, who dealt with health problems over the past few years, suffered a fatal heart attack, the BBC reports.
“Juan Gabriel was very effeminate on stage, yet he was one of these artists, where if you went to a Juan Gabriel concert you would see these macho guys in tears and you would see girls in tears”, said Leila Cobo, a who directs coverage of Latin music for Billboard Magazine.
Gabriel, whose legal name was Alberto Aguilera Valadez, died of natural causes, Los Angeles County Coroner spokeswoman Selena Barros said. Juan Gabriel’s publicist told The Associated Press that he died at 11:30.
(CNN) – The death of Latin American music legend Juan Gabriel is heartbreaking news for throngs of fans who’ve followed his music career for decades.
In a statement, John Fogerty wrote, “My heart is heavy and very sad today for Juan Gabriel has passed away”.
“A voice and a talent that represented Mexico”, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter.
He traveled to Mexico City as a teenager and slept on the streets and in train stations while trying to break into the music business. His mother was not able to take care of him so he was sent to an orphanage in Juarez.
Juan Gabriel is survived by his four sons and grandchildren.
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By one count Juan Gabriel put out some 2,000 songs and he was known for marathon live shows.
