Rubby Pérez Hospitalized After Club Roof Collapse in Dominican Republic: ‘He Was Found Singing'
The 69-year-old Dominican merengue singer — known for Billboard hits such as 'Tu Vas a Volar,' 'Enamorado de Ella' and '15,500 Noches' in collaboration with Romeo Santos, Toño Rosario, Fernandito Villalona and Raman Orlando — has been transferred to the Plaza de la Salud hospital, according to medical director Nepomuceno Mejia.
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'He's hospitalized, he's inside, and we hope to God that he recovers soon,' the singer's daughter, Zulinka Pérez, told local news outlets. 'He's injured, but he's hospitalized; they found him singing. He started singing so they could hear him. He's always told me: 'If something ever happens to me, cover me so no one takes pictures.''
Zulinka, who's also a backup singer for Pérez and was present when the roof collapsed, shared: 'I'm his backup singe — my husband and I are backup singers. My husband covered me, threw himself on top of me, and he got trapped. He told me, 'Get out quickly.' The musicians were able to get out; the bass player is in critical condition; I think he had surgery in the hospital. And one of the saxophone players is dead.'
The roof collapse left nearly 50 dead and over 150 injured, according to multiple reports. A cause for the roof's collapse is not yet known.
On Valentine's Day, Pérez released his latest single, 'No Voy a Llorar,' and announced a few shows in the U.S. kicking off in May, including one slated for July 18 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
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