Oscar Chávez, Famed Mexican Protest Singer, Dies From Coronavirus Complications at 85
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hollywoodreporter.comOne of Mexico’s best-known protest singers, Oscar Chávez, has died at the age of 85, apparently after being infected with the coronavirus.
Mexico's culture secretary confirmed the singer's death, but the Social Security Institute would not comment on local media reports saying he died Thursday of complications from COVID-19.
A note on Chavez’s personal twitter account, signed by his staff, said he had been hospitalized Wednesday with symptoms of the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Chávez was best known for folk-style songs lampooning Mexico’s corrupt political elite. One such song was “La Casita” (“The Little House"), which described an imaginary politician’s mansion.
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