Dominican authorities confirmed The death of the Rubby Pérez merenguero, who was acting when the discoma of the disco ceiling occurred Jet Set of Santo Domingo In the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, in which at least 124 people have died, according to provisional figures.
In this tragedy, the whereabouts of Rubby Pérez were confusing in the first hours and, while some media talked about his death, the authorities said they were still looking for him not there were information from the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) about whether he had died.
In the disco, very popular for his Monday parties attended by local personalities, there were hundreds of people while singing the popular Dominican merenguero.
Roberto Antonio Pérez Herrera, real name of the singer, He ventured into the merengue after suffering an accident, when he was 15 years old, being hit by a vehicle that fractured a leg, which frustrated his dreams of being a baseball player.
His musical legacy is present and we remember some of the most famous songs that gave him fame:
Rubby Pérez, 69, debuted with his group in 1986, after his departure from the orchestra of the master Wilfrido Vargas, with which he popularized songs such as The African or when you are with him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kajgb7yoega
As a soloist, different themes were announced. One of them is I will return.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxrglijmxo8
I will survive It was also one of the songs that the merenguero gave during his last concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgjhollkk08
Looking for your kisses It is another of its big songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywh7yoy3o0
Pink It was the last issue he performed at the time of the accident, according to the videos published on social networks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k8sj1a01AG
A few days before, on February 14, Valentine’s Day, he launched his last single, I’m not going to cry, from the the Diablitos group and the Vallenato singer and songwriter Omar Gels, who died on May 21, 2024.
He announced several concerts in the United States as of May, including one scheduled for July 18 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, in Florida.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8g7m8Oka9k
Your blood It is the issue that Rubby also became famous. A video that went viral when making a duet with his daughter, Ana Beatriz, who turned 15. “There are no enough words to express how proud that I am of the woman in which you are becoming, full of values, virtues and a beautiful heart. We made this duo together, and I was amazed to see the ability with which you interpreted this theme, my little girl. It was a magical moment, one of those that I will keep in my soul forever,” he said at that time.