Live: fans say goodbye to Tito Rojas, “El Gallo Salsero” in Humacao

Humacao – At the rhythm and refrain of the theme “No one is eternal”, dozens of followers received at noon this afternoon the coffin of salsa singer Tito Rojas, who died at dawn on Saturday at the age of 65.

With flags, keys, bells and mobile phones, fans surrounded the white cart that entered the vicinity of the Marcelo Trujillo Panisse Coliseum around 12:40. Some came from different cities on the island and began to line up on the outskirts. from the early morning sports center.

The funeral documents of the singer who died on Saturday following what appeared to be a heart attack will take place between 13:00 and 18:00, with the appropriate separation protocols.

The mayor of Humacao, Luis Raúl Sánchez Hernández, declared five days of mourning on Saturday in the town where Rojas grew up and lived and where he died at a relative’s house.

“The family is going through a difficult time and we want to support them at this time. Tito raised the names of Humacao and Puerto Rico, the least we can do is offer him the last goodbye as he deserves, “Sánchez Hernández said in a statement yesterday.

An activity is expected to take place at 5:00 pm in which the pastor of the church attended by Rojas will perform a small ceremony of about 20 minutes. Then the daughters and the mayor of Humacao will speak.

“People will be able to enter, their temperature will be reduced and they will be offered a hand sanitizer. People will come in, pay homage and leave. Inside the colossus there is a space for the media, another for those close to the family and, as the colosseum is so large, at the request of the daughters, there will be a space for the musicians who worked with it. But the public cannot gather inside the coliseum at any time “, the former manager of the artist, Robert Cruz, underlined yesterday.

The funeral will take place on Wednesday, December 30, starting at 10:00, but will be private.