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(CNN Spanish) -
The legend of the Dominican merengue Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, known as Johnny Ventura, died this Wednesday, his son Jandy Ventura confirmed to CNN.
The 81-year-old artist died of a heart attack at the Clínica Unión Médica in the city of Santiago, he said.
The “Caballo Mayor”, as he was also known, is one of the most beloved singer-songwriters in the Dominican Republic and his pieces were also part of the repertoire of other great Latin American artists.
In 2020 he spoke with Camilo Egaña:
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