Veteran salsa singer from Puerto Rico Tito Rojas, who died last Saturday of an alleged heart attack at the age of 65, was covered on Tuesday, December 29, in his hometown of Humacao, Puerto Rico, and will be buried on Wednesday.
The crowd outside the College Marcelo Trujillo Panisse sang with one voice his hit “No one is eternal”, which calls on people not to suffer for those who die. Some danced salsa and others cried.
The Puerto Rican media report Primera Hora details that the arrival of the cart at the Marcelo Trujillo Panisse Coliseum, around 13:00, made the fervor of the fans who challenged the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic honor those who recognize, not only salsa, but also for its human quality.
The cries of “Tito, Tito” and others that recalled some of his popular phrases, such as “Perdona sae ‘” and “Coge pa’ tu casa”, framed the moment when several musicians from Rojas’ orchestra carried the coffin inside. from the Colosseum to begin the public awakening that lasted until 6 p.m.
A Puerto Rican flag served as the backdrop to the scene of the coffin, which was opened to observe the hundreds of admirers who came to say goodbye to their idol. Tears, gestures and still distrustful words reflected people’s emotion at the sudden loss of the performer.
Tito Rojas’ funeral will be tomorrow, Wednesday, December 30, in a cemetery in the same city of Humacao, but exclusively for the family.
Rojas, known as “El Gallo salsero”, popularized the songs “Siempre seré”, “Señora de madrugada” and “Es mi mujer”. It was very popular in the Dominican Republic.
The interpreter’s relatives were the ones who found him on the ground and without vital signs on the balcony of a residence in the Tejas neighborhood of Humacao, a municipality on the east coast of Puerto Rico.
The mayor of his hometown of Humacao, Luis Raúl Sánchez Hernández, declared five days of mourning on Saturday.