“Be afraid to close your eyes and not come back”: wrote the Mexican promoter before dying of COVID-19

One of Mexico’s hip hop promoters and radio host, Alex Malverde He died of complications after suffering from coronavirus.

Through social networks, Malverde’s friends, colleagues and fans announced the death of the musician, which took place on Wednesday morning.

“Well, with the news that I received COVID, I don’t feel bad today, but they told me (after I did a CT scan) that I have small lungs, now in addition to being a small whistle, I’m a small lung . Chale puta vida “, published on his social network.

On January 9, Malverde reflected on the disease and spoke about the importance of using sanitary measures to deal with the virus.

“Get out of this mess, every person I see without a mask will fuck and then I’ll give them a mask.”, said.

In the days following the positive test, Alex reported how he was coping with the disease. Thus, he announced that he needed an oxygen tank, because there was a shortage in Mexico City.

“Thank you for the vibration, take care of yourself. They don’t know how exasperating it is that your life depends on tubes, being afraid to close your eyes and never come back. TAKE CARE! We’re going to hell“He said on January 11.

On the same day, Alex Malverde thanked his friends and colleagues in the industry for showing their affection and asked his followers to take care of themselves and not want to die yet.

Alex Malverde was recognized for promoting the band Bastón and released his first album with it on the internet. The goal was to raise the funds needed to physically produce it and this was the first step towards creating backstage music.

His work allowed national hip-hop to have a paradigm shift and open up to the international context, considering itself one of the best of its kind. Here he founded Homegrown and was responsible for the Rich Vagos label.