Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press
The singer and composer Armando Manzanero Canché died in Mexico City. He was admitted on December 17 to a hospital because of COVID-19, which is why he was intubated, and who despite showing improvement in his lungs, suffered complications in his kidneys.
The news was announced this morning by the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, during his morning conference, who was moved to give a few words about the famous artist from Yucatán.
"I am being informed of the death of Don Armando Manzanero. It's very sad. Don Armando Manzanero, a great composer, one of the best in the country, and also a sensitive man in social matters," said the Mexican president.
"We send our condolences to his family, friends, artists and all singer-songwriters, our embrace for this loss so unfortunate for the artistic world and for Mexico," he said.
The composer of songs like "We're sweethearts", and "With you I learned" He was born in the city of Merida, Yucatan, on December 7, 1935, and throughout his career he worked as a musician, composer, singer, pianist, television actor and record producer.
Various personalities from the entertainment world have reacted to the artist's unfortunate death and have expressed their condolences through their Twitter accounts. They have also been joined by several politicians, including Mexico's foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, who wrote "He regretted the sensitive death of Armando Manzanero, my condolences to family and friends. May he rest in peace".
