It was at the beginning of the year when the charismatic Johnny Canales informed the entire world about his health complications. Now. This Thursday morning, June 13, it is confirmed that the beloved driver has just died at 77 years old.
This event deeply marks the world of entertainment. Mainly in the Mexican audiences who live in the United States and who were in love with his famous program The Johnny Canales Show.
The Latin community in the neighboring country had an important closeness with the television presenter and entertainer. And although he lived and worked in the United States, Canales is undoubtedly originally from Mexico.
Born in General Treviño, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Johnny Canales emigrated with his family to the United States in his youth. In the 70s, he began his musical career and that was when he began to build his name in the entertainment industry.
However, it was with his television show The Johnny Canales Show which achieved its greatest recognition. This Showbroadcast in both the United States and Mexico, became an essential platform for numerous emerging artists. Canales interviewed and presented performances by musicians of various genres, focusing mainly on Tejano and regional Mexican music.
Among the artists who passed through its stage, stood out Selena Quintanilla, whom Johnny Canales helped boost by hosting it repeatedly. His signature phrase “You are in control!” Not only did she become an icon of her show, but it also symbolized her unique style of presenting and connecting with audiences.
Canales was not only a presenter, but also a tireless defender of Latin music. His program, which aired for more than two decades, contributed significantly to the promotion and popularization of many artists who are today references in the music industry. Throughout his career, Johnny Canales received numerous awards for his work in entertainment and his cultural impact.
With his death, the world of Latin American entertainment undoubtedly suffers the loss of an emblematic figure who marked a before and after in the dissemination of regional Mexican music. There would be no global Featherweight, without Johnny Canales.
