Singer Tito Rojas dies at 65 in Puerto Rico

Toto Rojas.

Toamda from the official Instagram account @titorojaselgallo

(CNN Spanish) -

This Saturday the Puerto Rican singer Tito Rojas passed away at age 65, the Puerto Rico Police confirmed.

The authorities indicated in a press release that at dawn this Saturday they received a call to 911 alerting about a medical case in a residence in the Tejas neighborhood of the city of Humacao.

The preliminary report indicates that upon arriving at the scene, the authorities found Julio César Rojas, the salsa's first name, dead.

Luis Raúl Sánchez, mayor of Humacao, decreed 5 days of mourning after the death of the "Gallo Salsero", as he was popularly known, starting this Saturday.

"I contacted a family spokesperson to offer and make available the facilities of the Marcelo Trujillo Panisse Coliseum for the wake of our friend and from Humacaeño Tito Rojas," Sánchez said in a statement.

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The reactions after the departure of the singer of hits such as "Lady at dawn", "No one is eternal" and "Condemn me to your love" came instantly.

«Puerto Rico and the world of salsa are in mourning with the sad departure of our Tito Rojas, Gallo Salsero.

Our family is salsa and we deeply feel their departure, "wrote the governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, on her Twitter account.

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He is in mourning 🇵🇷 and the world of salsa with the sad departure of our Tito Rojas, Gallo Salsero.

Our family is a sauce boat and we deeply feel their departure.

A solidarity hug from us to your family members.

Rest in peace!

https://t.co/6Hh5whp1AR

- Wanda Vázquez Garced (@wandavazquezg) December 26, 2020

Gilberto Santa Rosa published on his Twitter account: «My dear Gallo, we are going to miss you and remember you in every song, in every saying and in every gesture of affection and companionship that you left».

I still don't think so ...

My dear Gallo, we are going to miss you and remember you in every song, in every saying and in every gesture of affection and companionship that you left behind.

Rest in peace dear friend Tito… pic.twitter.com/bF80satQSH

- Gilberto Santa Rosa (@gilbertoSR) December 26, 2020

Don Omar also posted a heartfelt message on his Instagram account, "Rest in Peace Understood."

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Rafy Rivera contributed to this report.