Chalino Sanchez

Rosalino "Chalino" Sánchez Félix † (August 30, 1960 - c. May 15, 1992 [aged 31]) was a Mexican singer and songwriter, famously known as "el rey de narcocorridos" (The King of Drug Ballads). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and popular Mexican singers of the late-20th century before his death in May 1992.
==Personal life==
Sánchez was born on August 30, 1960, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, as the youngest of eight children to Santos Sánchez and Senorina Félix. His father Santos passed away when Chalino was 6 years old. He preferred to be nicknamed "Chalino" instead of being called by his legal name "Rosalino" since he considered it to be too feminine. He grew up in a poor and violent neighborhood.
At the age of 15, Sánchez found a man who raped his sister and murdered him.http://archive.pov.org/alotrolado/el-valiente-chalino-sanchez In 1984, his brother Armando was shot to death at a hotel, which he later dedicated his memory to in Recordando A Armando Sánchez ("Remembering Armando Sánchez"). That same year, he met Marisela Vallejos in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, and married her while she was pregnant with their son Ádan Sánchez. Ádan died shortly before his 20th birthday on March 27, 2004, in a car accident where he did not have his seatbelt fastened.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-30-me-sanchez30-story.html
==Career==
Sánchez recorded his earliest music in 1986 and moved from and to rural California and Mexico consistently to perform.
==Death==
On the night of May 15, 1992, Sánchez received a death threat in a letter where the unknown writer would murder him if he performed that night. He was seen ripping the letter into pieces before singing "Alma Enamorada".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMNBjH--74w?si=r415Mj2xku1QcLuV The following morning, he was found dead with two bullet wounds in his body.
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