MEXICO-SINGER/DEATH Mexican farewells beloved Grammy singer Joan Sebastian, aged 64

Record ID: 146889

  • Title: MEXICO-SINGER/DEATH Mexican farewells beloved Grammy singer Joan Sebastian, aged 64
  • Date: 15th July 2015
  • Summary: TEACALCO, GUERRERO, MEXICO (JULY 14, 2015) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR VIEW OF "JULIANTLA" RANCH, LOCATION OF FUNERAL JOURNALISTS WAITING OUTSIDE RANCH SEBASTIAN MOURNER CARRYING FLOWERS LOGO AT SEBASTIAN'S RANCH SEBASTIAN'S COFFIN WITH GUITAR MOURNERS AT COFFIN GENERAL VIEW OF FUNERAL FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH SEBASTIAN'S SON, JOAN MANUEL FIGUEROA FLOWERS ON COFFIN SEBASTIAN'S BROTH
  • Embargoed: 30th July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Mexico
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
    Award winning Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian, known for his love ballads, died Monday (July 13) at the age of 64 after battling cancer for many years.
    Born Jose Manuel Figueroa in the small town of Juliantla, the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winner dedicated himself to music after leaving the seminary at the age of 17.
    Mixing Latin pop and ranchera music, he went on to release a string of singles and albums in a career spanning more than 30 years. He also starred in Mexican soap opera "Tu y Yo."
    Sebastian was first diagnosed with cancer in 1999. Last year, he said he was undergoing treatment again after the illness had returned, according to local media.
    His son, Joan Sebastian, said he took a turn for the worse on Sunday.
    "On Sunday (July 12) at 4am, I spoke with my sister who was here with him. He had a complication and things looked very serious. A few details that made us realise what was coming, personal family details, two or three things that he mentioned. Then the next day he had further complications and died at 7pm," he told journalists.
    He said his father left him with great love and beautiful words.
    "I want you to remember that I love you. I celebrate your beautiful and disorganised talent. It's a blessing and a pleasure to have you as a son, you and your brothers are the most important thing in my life," he said.
    Often performed on horseback, his sentimental songs such as "Secreto de Amor" and "Tatuajes" made him popular throughout Latin America.
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