Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/death/ Our Thing Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:26:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/death/ 144 144 Nuyorican Salsa Pioneer Willie Colón Dies at 75 https://remezcla.com/music/nuyorican-salsa-pioneer-willie-colon-dies-at-75/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:06:29 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=482123 The world has lost a salsa icon and social activist. Today (Feb. 21), Willie Colón was confirmed to have died at age 75. The cause of his death has yet to be revealed. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and renowned musician, Willie Colón,” his official

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]]> Willie Colón_2021 Salsa, Merengue y Son AP Photo/Claudio Cruz, File. Enigma Norteño’s Founder & Vocalist Ernesto Barajas Killed https://remezcla.com/music/enigma-nortenos-founder-vocalist-ernesto-barajas-killed/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:54:26 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=439056 The música mexicana world is in mourning. On Aug. 19, it was reported that Enigma Norteño’s founder and vocalist, Ernesto Barajas, was shot and killed. He was said to be 38.  Though there are no official reports on the cause of death, there have been explicit photos and videos circulating online that allegedly show Barajas’

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]]> Ernesto Barajas Via Instagram @ernestobarajasoficial Aubrey Plaza Opens Up About Passing of Her Husband For the First Time https://remezcla.com/culture/aubrey-plaza-amy-poehler-jeff-baena-death-podcast/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:59:53 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=439030 Aubrey Plaza sat down with long-time friend Amy Poehler to talk about the passing of her husband for the first time.

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]]> Image Size News and Lists (5) PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 19: Actress Aubrey Plaza (L) and director Jeff Baena attend "The Little Hours" premiere during day 1 of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 19, 2017 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival) Salsa Music Pioneer Eddie Palmieri Dies at 88 https://remezcla.com/music/salsa-music-pioneer-eddie-palmieri-dies-at-88/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:14:36 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=438560 A legend in salsa music and Latin jazz has passed away. Eddie Palmieri has died at the age of 88. According to Fania Records, he passed away last night on Aug. 6. Palmieri was a Nuyorican pianist and avant-garde musician. He’s known for songs like “Vámonos Pa’l Monte,” “Café,” “Azúcar,” and “La Malanga,” to name

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]]> Eddie Palmieri Pianist Eddie Palmieri poses for a portrait in New York, Aug. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Family of Juliana Marins Says ‘Negligence’ Led to Death https://remezcla.com/culture/who-is-juliana-marins-brazilian-tourist-indonesia-volcano-family-releases-statement/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:33:24 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=436022 Juliana Marins was a Brazil tourist and hiker who was visiting Mount Rinjani’s crater lake when she fell into the active volcano.

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]]> Screenshot-2025-06-23-at-5-56-05-PM Instagram/@resgatejulianamarins Mexico Identifies Navy Cadets Killed in Brooklyn Bridge Ship Crash   https://remezcla.com/culture/mexico-brooklyn-bridge-crash-navy-cadets-killed/ Mon, 19 May 2025 15:19:32 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=433845 A Mexican Navy ship on a goodwill tour crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night (May 17) after reportedly losing power.

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]]> Flags, flowers and other tributes are left on a fence near the Cuauhtemoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship, after it collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Flags, flowers and other tributes are left on a fence near the Cuauhtemoc, a masted Mexican Navy training ship, after it collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Kali Uchis Reveals Her Mother Passed Away in Emotional Post https://remezcla.com/culture/kali-uchis-reveals-her-mother-passed-away-in-emotional-post/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:06:56 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=432385 Kali Uchis is opening up about the recent loss of her mother in an emotional message. Here's what she said.

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]]> “Le Raphia” Jacquemus Show : Photocall At Le Bourget_JT LE BOURGET, FRANCE - DECEMBER 12: Kali Uchis attends the "Le Raphia" Jacquemus show on December 12, 2022 in Le Bourget, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) Pope Francis Dies at 88 — What Happens Next? https://remezcla.com/culture/pope-francis-dies-at-88-what-happens-next/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:48:27 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=432307 Pope Francis, the most liberal Pope in the history of the Catholic Church and the first from Latin America, died on Easter Monday (April 21).

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]]> Pope Francis Culture VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER 01: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Francis greets pilgrims and visitors during the recitation of the midday Angelus prayer at St. Peter's Square on the Solemnity of All Saints on November 01, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. As war continues to rage in Gaza, Ukraine, and elsewhere, Pope Francis said he will celebrate Mass at the graves of Commonwealth soldiers in Rome. (Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) Peruvian Nobel Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Dies at 89 https://remezcla.com/culture/peruvian-nobel-prize-winner-mario-vargas-llosa-dies-at-89/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:39:28 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=431900 Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian winner of the Nobel Prize of Literature has passed away at the age of 89.

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]]> Mario Vargas Llosa Peru's Nobel Literature Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa speaks during a ceremony in his honor at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010. Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in November in recognition of his more than 30 novels, plays and essays, including "Conversation in the Cathedral" and "The Green House." (AP Photo/Karel Navarro) Dominican Merengue Singer Rubby Pérez Dies After Nightclub Roof Collapses in Santo Domingo https://remezcla.com/music/dominican-merengue-singer-rubby-perez-dies-after-nightclub-roof-collapses-in-santo-domingo/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:09:24 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=387051 It’s a dark day for the Dominican Republic’s music scene. Dominican merengue singer Rubby Pérez passed away at age 69. Pérez, also known as “La Voz Más Alta Del Merengue,” died after the roof of a nightclub collapsed in Santo Domingo in the early hours of Tuesday, April 8. Pérez was performing at the Jet

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]]> Rubby Pérez_Dominican Merengue This Oct. 16, 2012 photo shows Dominican singer Rubby Perez responds to questions during an interview in New York. Perez, who is celebrating his 30 years in music, was in the U.S. promoting his latest album, "Genial." (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)