Memo Morales
Venezuelan singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guillermo Enrique Morales Portillo, better known as Memo Morales (6 April 1937 – 1 January 2017[1]) was a Venezuelan singer also known as El Gitano Maracucho.[2][3] He was the voice main of important orchestras of the country.[4][5]
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Birth name | Guillermo Enrique Morales Portillo |
Also known as | Memo Morales |
Born | (1937-04-06)6 April 1937 Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Died | 1 January 2017(2017-01-01) (aged 79) Caracas, Venezuela |
Genres | Tropical bailable, Música Española, Gaita Pasadobles, Rumba Flamenca, Boleros Morunos |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
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In 1981, he founded, with Luisín Landaez, La Nuestra, and in 1984, with Cheo García, created La Gran Orquesta de Cheo y Memo. They performed together until Garcia's death in 1994.
Morales died on 1 January 2017 in Caracas, Venezuela from a heart attack, aged 79.