From Chespirito to Juan Gabriel: the “curse” of the famous Mexicans who died on the 28th

Mention has been made for a long time of the famous “Club de los 27”, a group formed in the public imagination by various figures, generally rock characters, who died at the age of 27, several of them tragically. Music legends like Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Ian Curtis and Amy Winehouse make up the shadowy and select group.

Now the conversation around what would be “The 28 club” is beginning to emerge on social networks, about famous people who have coincidentally lost their lives on this specific day. This day in December 2021 one year after the death of the Yucatecan composer Armando Manzanero, who at age 85 left this world a victim of complications from his COVID-19 infection.

The entertainment world was shocked and highlighted the cultural importance of the composer of This afternoon I saw it rain, until President Andrés Manuel López Obrador he issued a message about the death in his morning lecture.

Also in 2020, on August 28, Manuel Crazy Valdés died at the age of 89 due to complications from brain cancer and pancreas that had been detected in 2017. The news of the emblematic Mexican comedian and father of Cristian Castro quickly circulated and even Club América, the sports team of his loves, dedicated a tribute to him.

Born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, in 1931, the comedian was part of the Mexican golden cinema and belonged to a family member of the artistic union: Tin tan Y Mr Ramon, his famous brothers.

On September 28, 2019 José José passed away amid the whirlwind of information regarding the family dispute between the children of the prince of song, whose daughter Sarita is known to did not want to reveal the location of the artist’s body, until José Joel and Marysol, their eldest sons, came to Miami, to reach an agreement with the heiress of the interpreter of The ship of oblivion.

Among versions found about the circumstances in which José José died, The two families of the interpreter are still in dispute, since the possession of the inheritance after the reading of the will has been the cause of quarrels and bickering. Recently, the eldest son of the remembered interpreter declared that his sister Sarita “already has one foot in jail,” for his part, Anel Noreña continues to ask to be buried next to the remains of the father of her children.

On the other hand, another day, August 28, 2016, another death shocked the public: Juan Gabriel died at the age of 66 on a Sunday in the United States, country in which he presented dates with his Mexico tour is everything. The prolific composer, considered a true divo, was the victim of a myocardial infarction and the circumstances in which he died still continue to cause suspicion.

It was striking that the artist’s death occurred on the day the final chapter of Until I met you his autobiographical series. The public mourned the death of the singer and after a crowded funeral procession, the remains of Juanga They could be veiled in a tribute in Bellas Artes, an emblematic cultural venue that saw him triumph years ago.

It was on November 28, 2014 when Roberto Gómez Bolaños, the famous Chespirito, died in Cancun at the age of 85, due to respiratory complications. The creator of characters such as La chilindrina, Lucas Tañeda, Popis and El botija, considered one of the kings of white humor in Latin America- He was transferred on a private flight to Televisa San Ángel to be the object of a private mass for family and friends, where Édgar Vivar and Calos Villagrán attended, while María Antonieta de las Nieves dedicated her circus performance to her from Ecuador.

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