Colombian musician Darío Gómez died at the age of 71. Photo EFE / Newspaper.
Colombian composer and popular music singer Dario GomezKnown as the “king of spite“, He died this Tuesday in Medellín at the age of 71, according to the Las Américas Clinic, where he arrived no vital signs.
Through an official statement, the medical center reported that “Mr. Darío de Jesús Gómez Zapata entered the emergency service in state of unconsciousness after undergoing a sudden collapse in your home“.
As they pointed out, «the patient was hospitalized without vital signs and was taken to the recovery room where advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers were performed without results and finally his death was declared. at 19:31“.
The artist, born in 1951 in the city of San Jerónimo, in the department of Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia, has become famous for his songs about love and heartbreakof which the most remembered is the success “No one is eternal in the world”.
In his renowned musical career, the “King of spite” has sold over six million records at home and abroad.
Colombian musician Darío Gómez died at the age of 71. Photo EFE / Newspaper.
The son of peasants from Antioquia, he began writing verses and other compositions at a very young age while earning a living as a mechanic and farmer. The first song he released, at the age of 16 when he was in school, was called “La casita Vieja”.
As he himself explained, his well-known nickname was given to him by announcer Nelson Moreno Holguín, when he was promoting his album called “King of Spite” in 1992. Since then, he has used it for the rest of his career.
One of the most tragic moments in Gómez’s life was in 1975, when accidentally killed his father. That day, according to her account, her father tried to kill her mother and tried to defend her.
“After beating her, my mother took the shotgun and loaded it to kill her. I jumped on him and grabbed the shotgun. I ran out with it to throw it in the garden without even knowing it was loaded, “she explained.
According to that version, as he pointed the barrel of the gun backwards, he would have missed a shot that would have ended his father’s life. “That day the shot went off and I killed my father. My father bled to death immediately and I threw the gun away, “he recalled.
Goodbye on social media
Iván Duque was one of the many personalities of that country who lamented the death of the singer-songwriter. The Colombian president called him “one of the major exponents of Colombian popular music“while expressing” solidarity with his family and friends. “We send you our fraternal embrace”, she concluded.
The Ministry of Culture, for its part, indicated: “We will always remember his interpretations and the texts that accompanied Colombians generation after generation”.
Former president Álvaro Uribe also joined the public displays of grief, which he wrote on social networks: “Sad night with Darío Gómez who is already reaching heaven. His songs and personality remain in the hearts of millions of people. “.
Meanwhile, the singer of the popular genre Jhonny Rivera tweeted: “With deep sadness I receive the news of the death of our King of Despise, reference point of popular music, great friend and source of inspiration in my careerpeace in his tomb, his legacy will remain forever “.
With information from EFE.
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Source: Clarin
