Mexican singer Juan Gabriel dies aged 66

Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, a musical icon across Latin the usa for extra than 40 years, has died of a coronary heart assault at age sixty six, broadcaster Televisa reported.

Mexican singer Juan Gabriel dies aged 66

The prolific songwriter and performer, who turned into known for his powerful love ballads, died in Santa Monica, California, Televisa mentioned. He became due to sing at a concert in El Paso, Texas, later on Sunday.

Gabriel, whose actual call become Alberto Aguilera, changed into born in 1950 into a negative family within the western Mexican state of Michoacan and rose to promote hundreds of thousands copies of his albums and have his own celebrity on the Hollywood walk of fame.

Gabriel, who lived plenty of his younger life inside the border metropolis of Ciudad Juarez, entertained generations of Latin americans with his lively performances of songs which include Querida and Amor Eterno in glittering mariachi clothing.
"A voice and a expertise that represented Mexico," Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Twitter.
"His track, a legacy for the sector."