The veteran Puerto Rican salsa singer Ismael Miranda used to be returned to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) from a hospital in San Juan, because his oxygen supply and arterial gases “began to change” as a result of a stroke he suffered two weeks ago.
The relatives of the musician reported this on Saturday in a statement on the Instagram page of the artist, in which they indicate that after Miranda “He presented an improvement and was transferred to a regular room”, suffered such accidents yesterday, Friday February 5, and returned to the ICU “to provide the necessary care”.
“Right now we ask you as a family to continue to pray for the health of Ishmael and ask God to give the doctors the wisdom needed so that provide you with the necessary treatment for your rapid improvement and he can leave the hospital to have him at home and enjoy himself with his family, friends and the public who love him so much, ”said the Miranda Battle family.
THEIR VIRTUAL CONCERT IS SUSPENDED
Likewise, they pointed out that the virtual concert of the salsero scheduled for next Saturday, on the platform PassLine, “is suspended until our dear Ishmael is restored. Ticket returns are refunded directly from the PassLine page, the family said.
A week ago, “The Pretty Boy of Salsa “ he was operated on because of a stroke, so he was hospitalized. At the age of 70, he underwent surgery on January 23 on the advice of his doctor after complications in the cerebellum.
The artist had been in hospital since January 22 due to dizziness that led to the decision to keep him under observation. Doctors confirmed this after putting him through various tests the singer suffered a stroke.
AN EXPONENT OF THE SAUCE
In 2019 the singer is Ismael Miranda celebrated his 53 years in the music world. In his career he stands out for being part of the Sextet Pipo y su Combo and Andy Harlow y su Sexteto’s group.
He made his first record recording with Joey Pastrana entitled “Let’s Ball” in 1967. At the same time, a teenage Miranda scored his first radio hit with “Rumbón melón”.
With the good impression his performances with Andy Harlow created, his brother Larry decided to recruit him for his orchestra. Convinced of the young singer’s potential, Larry launched a new production in 1968 entitled “Orquesta Harlow presents Ismael Miranda”, which was followed by the recordings “Electric”, “Tribute to Arsenio Rodríguez”, “Harlow’s Harem”, “Abran paso. “and” Opportunity “.
At the age of 19 he joined the Fania All-Stars, becoming the youngest female singer in this group and nicknamed ‘The Pretty Boy of SalsaAt the height of the sauce, Miranda It erupted spectacularly in 1973 when it launched the show “This is how a son is composed”.
Success would later accompany him with themes such as “The Empty Bed”, “The Broken Glass”, “Borinquen Has Montuno”, “Like My Town” and “The Forty”. In the composition he also scored hits such as’ Señor sereno ‘,’ Abran paso ‘,’ So un son is composed ‘,’ Lupe, Lupe ‘and’ Pa ‘bravo yo’, the latter made popular by the Cuban sonero Justo Betancourt.
In the eighties he recorded several productions with his independent record label and in 1986 his recording “Versos de Nuestro cultura”, together with singer-songwriter José Nogueras, was one of the great successes of the Christmas season.
In 1988 he announced his intention to leave show business, but the idea never materialized. In the 1990s, Ismael Miranda he recorded with his own record label, IM Records, and with the RMM company. And in the latter part of the decade, he joined Andy Montañez on three bolero record projects that won him popular support. (EFE)
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