December 23, 2020 – 10:03 p.m.
El País editorial office
Sandy Carriello, a member of the iconic musical duo “Sandy & Papo”, died in New York on Wednesday at the age of 48, apparently due to a heart attack.
His death was reported by local and international media, which did not detail the cause of his death or reveal where his funeral will be.
Carriello, whose stage name was Sandy MC, became famous in Latin America for his success in the popular merengue house and hip hop group, formed with his friend Luis Deschamps, Papo MC, who died in an accident. of the car in 1999.
Sandy & Papo managed to release their first album in October 1995, recalls the Dominican press El Nuevo Diario.
By the end of the 90’s, songs like “El mover mover”, “El alacrán”, “Es hora de baile”, “La fiesta”, “MSR” and “La chica sexy” became popular not only on the native of the Dominican Republic. , but in different countries of the continent.
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The artists came to tour Colombia, Venezuela, the United States, Mexico, Canada and several other countries in Central and South America.
After Papo’s death, Sandy continued her solo career, first with the release of an album in honor of her partner, released in 2000.
He later recorded the albums “El duro soy yo” (2005) and Insuperable (2010).