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Died On This Date (August 7, 2010) Roberto Cantoral / Mexican Singer

Posted by themusicsover on August 7, 2010

Roberto Cantoral
June 7, 1935 – August 7, 2010

Roberto Cantoral was a Mexican singer-songwriter who, over the course of some 60 professional years, scored several hit records including “El Reloj” and “El Triste.” Many of his songs are considered standards of Spanish language music.  As a songwriter, it has been reported that upwards of 1000 artists have covered his songs.  That list includes Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt, Luis Miguel, and Placido Domingo.  In later years, he composed music for popular telenovelas.  Roberto Cantoral was 75 when he died following a massive heart attack on a flight from Brownsville, Texas to Mexico City.  The plane made an emergency landing in Toluca, Mexico where he was pronounced dead.

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