the age of 77 from cardiac arrest. During his life, he married five times and had 13 children. At the time of death, he also suffered from diabetes and kidney problems. His body was veiled in the Parish of La Asunción, and on 18 November, he was buried in the Mausoleum of the Artists, located in the Cementerio General de Santiago. See also Cumbia References 1931 births 2008 deaths People from Miranda (state) Chilean cumbia Venezuelan emigrants to Chile 20th-century Venezuelan male singers 21st-century Chilean male singers