Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero has died at the age of 85. Manzanero was admitted to hospital in recent weeks with Covid-19 and at one point was on a ventilator. Expand Close Mexico’s president has paid tribute to Armando Manzanero (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Mexico’s president has paid tribute to Armando Manzanero (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador praised the Yucatan native as “a great composer, and the country’s best”. Armando Manzanero, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Latin GRAMMY, as well as a great friend of the Academy, has left us. — The Latin Recording Academy / Latin GRAMMYs (@LatinGRAMMYs) December 28, 2020Manzanero was born in Merida, the capital of Yucatan state, and his ashes will be returned there, Blum said.

Source: Irish Independent December 28, 2020 19:24 UTC