Memo Morales

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Memo Morales
Memo Morales in 2010
Background information
Birth nameGuillermo Enrique Morales Portillo
Also known asMemo Morales
Born(1937-04-06)6 April 1937
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Died1 January 2017(2017-01-01) (aged 79)
Caracas, Venezuela
GenresTropical bailable, Música Española, Gaita Pasadobles, Rumba Flamenca, Boleros Morunos
Occupation(s)Singer

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]

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.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Memo Morales falleció durante un show en la Hermandad Gallega". Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  2. "Memo Morales, una voz que trasciende generaciones". globovision.com. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. "Memo Morales, su voz y su historia". Onda La Superestación. 6 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. Johan M. Ramírez (17 Feb 2008). "Memo Morales: "Todavía sueño que estoy cantando con la Billo's"". eluniversal.com. Revista Estampas. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. "Memo Morales celebra 55 años de éxitos". revistadominical.com.ve. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.