The authorities of the department of Cease They have declared three days of mourning for the death of the famous Vallenato singer Omar Geles. The viewing will take place in the Francisco El Hombre stage, in the Alfonso López de Valledupar square, where in 1989 King Vallenato was crowned. This Wednesday, May 22, Geles will be fired with tributes towards his final resting place.
On the night of Tuesday, May 21, the renowned singer-songwriter and accordion player died due to cardiac arrest while He played tennis at the country club in the capital of Cesar. His death has been devastating for his family, followers, friends and colleagues in the vallenato genre.
The Governorate of Cesar, through the Cultural Center of Vallenata Music (CCMV), will be present at the tributes to this son of Valledupar, who leaves a legacy with more than 1,000 compositions. Sergio López, manager of the CCMV, recalled the unveiling of Omar Geles’s wax sculpture in 2023, an event in the Doce de Octubre neighborhood, where the artist was accompanied by his family, especially from his mother, to whom he dedicated several of his songs.
Omar Geles: they decree a day of mourning in Cesar and this is how the vallenato artist will be veiled
“Omar Geles, in addition to being an extraordinary accordion player, had a gift for composing songs, almost all of them hits. In his later years, he explored his side as a singer. He was a man who lived all artistic aspects, an extraordinary son and brother, dedicated and consummate to his family. “He has gone to heaven, a great man and an incomparable human being,” said Sergio López.
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In the early hours of Wednesday, Geles’s lifeless body was transferred from the Erasmus Clinic to a funeral homeand will later be taken to the Alfonso López Square for tributes. The coffin is expected to arrive during the morning, where the community will be able to pay tribute to it. last goodbye.
