Juan Gabriel performs at The Forum on August 26, 2016 in Inglewood, California. (Photo: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)
Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known as Juan Gabriel, died Sunday morning in Santa Monica, CA at the age of 66.
The loss of Juan Gabriel is huge, not only was he a gem to Mexico, he was well known around the world for his amazing songwriting talent (over 1200 registered songs), his showmanship, and flamboyant style who broke barriers within the Latin music market.
In his 45-year career, he created 30+ albums (which I have) and he was very generous with songs to friends and other musicians, who also went on and had hits written (Rocio Durcal, Ana Gabriel, José José, Thalia and many more) by him.
My first Juan Gabriel record was a 45 of No Tengo Dinero that I bought back in the 70s and I still have it.
An icon is gone and boy, he’ll be missed. We’ll always have your songs—Amor eterno, Querida, Hasta que te conoci, Noa, Noa, I could go on and on.
We’ll miss you y ahora descanse en paz. — A.O.
