Memo Morales
Memo Morales | |
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 Memo Morales in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Guillermo Enrique Morales Portillo |
| Also known as | Memo Morales |
| Born | 6 April 1937 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Died | 1 January 2017 (aged 79) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Genres | Tropical bailable, Música Española, Gaita Pasadobles, Rumba Flamenca, Boleros Morunos |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Guillermo Enrique Morales Portillo, better known as Memo Morales (6 April 1937 – 1 January 2017[1]) was a Venezuelan singer also known as El Gitano Maracucho.[2][3] He was the voice main of important orchestras of the country.[4][5]
In 1981, he founded, with Luisín Landaez, La Nuestra, and in 1984, with Cheo García, created La Gran Orquesta de Cheo y Memo. They performed together until Garcia's death in 1994.
Morales died on 1 January 2017 in Caracas, Venezuela from a heart attack, aged 79.
References
- ↑ "Memo Morales falleció durante un show en la Hermandad Gallega". Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ "Memo Morales, una voz que trasciende generaciones". globovision.com. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Memo Morales, su voz y su historia". Onda La Superestación. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ Johan M. Ramírez (17 Feb 2008). "Memo Morales: "Todavía sueño que estoy cantando con la Billo's"". eluniversal.com. Revista Estampas. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Memo Morales celebra 55 años de éxitos". revistadominical.com.ve. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.