US EditionMourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse
- Rubby Pérez, a 69-year-old Dominican merengue icon, died this week in a nightclub roof collapse in Santo Domingo.
- Pérez initially aspired to be a baseball player, but a car accident altered his path to music.
- Known as "the highest voice in merengue," Pérez had a long career, joining Wilfrido Vargas' orchestra in 1989.
- Mourners gathered at the National Theater; Neifi Perez said, "My brother was a working man."
- Following his death, the Dominican Republic observed three days of national mourning for Pérez and other victims.
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The daughter of the merengue star Rubby Pérez, who died in the collapse of a discotheque roof in Santo Domingo on Tuesday as she was cheering up a party, has revealed that...
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The mourners pay homage to the icon of the merengue Rubby Pérez
On Thursday, fans and compatriots shared their memories of the Dominican musical icon Rubby Pérez, who was among the dozens of people who died this week after the collapse of the roof of the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo. He was 69 years old. Known for songs such as "Volveré", "El Africano" and "Tú vas a Volar", Pérez dedicated his long career to merengue, the musical style characteristic of the Dominican Republic. This earned him the title of "…
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