Singer Sammy Marrero, who was the lead voice of La Selecta, dies
The Puerto Rican singer Sammy Marrerodied at this time, Sunday, at the age of 84, as confirmed by his daughter Jennissa Marrero Morales via a message on her social networks.
“With deep pain, as a family, we want to report the death of our beloved Sammy Marrero today, at the age of 84. Papi was much more than a great singer and a voice loved by the public; He was an exceptional human being, a loving father, grandfather, family member and unforgettable friend. His passion for music and the love he always received from his people were a fundamental part of his life.”, highlighted the daughter, who was the voice of Raphy Leavitt’s La Selecta Orchestra for greater than 40 years.
“We sincerely appreciate all the expressions of love, support and prayers that we have received in this very difficult time. His legacy will live forever in his music, in his history and in the hearts of all those who had the privilege of knowing and admiring him. Rest in peace, daddy,” added Marrero Morales.
The daughter of the late singer and the household haven’t reported the trigger of dying of Marrero, who in latest months had been unwell.
Marrero was from Nineteen Seventies to 2015 in the La Selecta Orchestra and after the death of Leavitt, That similar 12 months he left the group to embark on his solo profession. His voice gave life to the orchestra’s standard songs “Clown”, “The White Cradle” and “Jíbaro Soy”, amongst many others.
In October 2016 he made his debut as a soloist with the tune “Si me caigo me levanto”, a lyric of hope, enchancment and motivation that was later used to face a judicial course of that he hosted for years with Leavitt’s household.
Leavitt’s household filed a copyright lawsuit that included members of Sammy Marrero’s orchestra in the Federal Court of Puerto Rico. The authorized dispute got here to an finish in 2021, after reaching an settlement – in a judicial course of that lasted greater than 5 years – to pay $50,000 to the Raphy Leavitt property. Marrero accomplished the stipulated quantity.
Marrero is survived by his spouse and 4 kids.
A life to sing
Marrero was born on February 16, 1942 in it El Cerro neighborhood of the municipality of Coamo. Then his household moved to Bayamón. It was there that he made his debut in music when he gained first place in an novice program at the Carmen Theater in Bayamón and likewise participated with Don Jesús Sánchez Erazo in “Chuito, el de Bayamón” and the Trío Cialeño in the radio program “La Hora del Volley”.
Later, he belonged to the Trio Los Tempest, the Conjunto Los Many of don Jesús “Chu” Fontánez and the group of Andrés, Aníbal y Coco, in line with the biography highlighted by the National Foundation for Popular Culture.
Marrero was the singer of pianist Fernando Ojeda’s musical group. Then in the Nineteen Seventies, there was a gathering between Leavitt, director of the La Selecta salsa orchestra, and Marrero. That group carved out an indelible salsa historical past in the musical workers as Marrero turned the voice and hallmark of the La Selecta orchestra for 44 consecutive years.
Once he launched into his solo profession in 2016, he was in a position to sing on a number of Puerto Rican phases and overseas. The litigation that he needed to face for 5 years with Leavitt’s household demanded the prohibition of the late director’s compositions comparable to “Payaso” and “El Buen Pastor” from being carried out in Puerto Rico and the United States.
One of his most remembered songs in his function as a soloist was “Yo soy Sammy Marrero” by Richie Viera.
In 2020, the National Foundation for Popular Culture named Marrero the 2021 Abanderado.
The household of the deceased singer reported that they may later present particulars about the funeral obsequies.
