Live: Fans say goodbye to Tito Rojas, “El Gallo Salsero”, in Humacao

Humacao – To the rhythm and chorus of the theme “No one is eternal”, dozens of followers received the casket of salsa singer Tito Rojas this afternoon, who died at sunrise on Saturday at the age of 65.

With flags, keys, bells and cell phones, fans surrounded the white hearse that came near the Marcelo Trujillo Panisse Coliseum at around 12:40 p.m. Some arrived from various towns on the island and began to gather on the outskirts of the town from the sports center from early morning.

The funeral acts of the singer who died on Saturday as a result of an apparent heart attack will take place between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. with proper distance protocols.

The Mayor of Humacao, Luis Raúl Sánchez Hernández, on Saturday ordered five days of mourning in the municipality where Rojas grew up and lived and where he died with a relative.

“The family is going through a difficult time and we want to be the support for them during this time. Tito mentioned the name Humacao and Puerto Rico, the least we can do is offer him that last goodbye as he deserves, ”Sánchez Hernández said in a statement yesterday.

An activity is expected to be held at 5:00 PM where the pastor of the church who attended Rojas will hold a small ceremony lasting approximately 20 minutes. Then the daughters and the mayor of Humacao speak.

“People can go in, their temperature is measured and they are given a hand sanitizer. People will come in, pay their respects and leave. Inside the colosseum there will be one room for the media, another for those close to them and, as the colosseum is so large, there will be a room for the musicians who have worked with it at the request of the daughters. But at no point can the public congregate in the colosseum, ”Robert Cruz, the artist’s former manager, stressed yesterday.

The funeral will take place on Wednesday December 30 from 10:00 am. But it is private.