The collapse of the roof of the Jet Set Disco de Santo Domingo, In the Dominican Republic, which occurred on Tuesday, April 8at dawn, with at least 113 dead and more than one hundred injured, it is the most serious event registered in nightclubs and party rooms, since 2013, international media reported.
Among the deceased is Dominican singer Rubby Pérezknown in his country as “the highest voice of the meringue”, as he was popularly known.
After several versions about his whereabouts, his death was confirmed by the director of the Emergency Operations Center (COE), Juan Manuel Méndez, who said that the singer’s body was recovered from the rubble of the Jet Set disco, whose roof collapsed when the charismatic artist acted in the early hours of Tuesday.
The artist’s daughter, Zulinka Pérez, Who is part of the singer’s orchestra, was at the scene when the tragedy occurred, but managed to leave.
The last publication of the singer was hours before the tragedy when they went to the concert they would give that night.
Who was Rubby Pérez?
Roberto Antonio Pérez Herrera, real name of the singer, ventured into the meringue after suffering an accident, when he was 15 years old, when he was hit by a vehicle that fractured a leg and that prevented him from following his dream to become baseball player, one of the most recognized sports in his country.
After achieving successes with the orchestra of the master Wilfrido Vargas, with which he popularized songs such as The African either When you are with himRubby Pérez debuted with his group in 1986.
As a soloist, the merenguero, who was born on March 8, 1956, in the Dominican town of Haina, became known with issues such as I will return, I will survive, I was looking for your kisses or Pink, The song that interpreted when the accident occurred, according to the videos published on social networks.
“I see the beautiful life and love, I’m in love
I see beautiful life and love I am excited
I see the beautiful life of rose and love I am passionate
My veins a torrent are, a volcano is my heart
About to explode this soul for love, for love “… says part of the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k8sj1a01AG
On March 25 he was recognized with the sovereign merit award during the 40th edition of the Sovereign Awards, delivered at the National Theater in the Dominican capital, where he reviewed his main successes.
One of the videos that have become more viral was the time that the roof falls. In addition, the impact of confirmation of his death for his daughter and people close to the singer was shown on social networks.
@Famosunivision They confirm that Rubby Pérez died trapped among the debris of the Jet Set disco #RIP 🙏😔🕊️ #Rubbypérez #DESCANSEPAZ #Jetset #Mourning #Muere #Famos #viral #fyp シ゚ viral #news #ultimahora #Editorial ♬ I was only temporary – My Head is empty
After knowing their death, various artists and personalities have expressed their regret. “I am shattered. The best singer who has given the genre, the highest voice of the meringue. The friend and the idol of our genre just going. This is very deep, deeper than what is enough to feel in the most terrible of dreams,” he wrote on Instagram Wilfrido Vargas.
“Oh! My God, what sadness. We were the highest voice of our meringue, an icon of Dominican music. Mío high friend’s return. Rest in peace, dear Rubby. My heart with your family and also with the families of all those affected in this tragedy,” added the Milly Quezada merenguera in the same network.
The Puerto Rican Elvis Crespo, who pointed out that “his voice God gave it to our hearts to listen to the genius of his natural sound.”
The Dominican President, Luis Abinader, decreed three days of official mourning (April 8, 9 and 10), so these days the national flag will wave at half -mast in military enclosures and public buildings throughout the country.