Pepe Guerra died at the age of 80 and his physical departure provoked expressions from political, cultural and social leaders in the country.
He was a member along with Braulio López of Los Olimareños, considered by experts to be the most famous and important folklore and popular singing duo of this South American nation.
Some of their songs reached the stature of popular anthems, considered the digital media Subrayado.
Such is the case of “A don José”, declared the Popular Anthem of Uruguay by Parliament.
The singer was one of other Uruguayan artists who had to go into exile during the military dictatorship.
At that time he supported international solidarity with his people. As a soloist he recorded several albums and participated in national and foreign concerts and in 2009, the mayor of Montevideo declared him an Illustrious Citizen.
«Goodbye Pepe Guerra. “We have your music left,” the licensed Montevideo mayor, Carolina Cosse, signed in X.
A great icon of Uruguayan popular culture, wrote the senator of the National Party, Juan Sartori.
For his part, the composer Jorge Nasser published: “An entire town is crying for your departure Pepe, your voice will always accompany us.”
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