Carlos Vius mourns the death of his father

Luis Aurelio Vives, an otolaryngologist and father of the whale star Carlos Vives, died in Santa Marta, Colombia, at the age of 91.

Dr. Vives died Monday at 9 a.m. after a long illness, and both Vives and the rest of his family were by his side, the singer’s publicist, Mayna Nevarez, told AP. He did not specify the illness he was suffering from, but said Vives was very attached to his father.

From Colombian President Iván Duc to artists such as Juanes, Alejandro Sanz and Ricky Martin, dozens of personalities expressed their condolences on social media.

“We express our solidarity with Carlos Vives and his entire family for the death of his father, Dr. Luis Aurelio Vives, a doctor who was always in the service of the Samaritans. We accompany them in prayer,” he tweeted. Colombian president.

“My deepest condolences to @carlosvives and his entire family at this difficult time. Sending all my love,” Joans tweeted.

“May Father God have him in his glory,” Sanz wrote on Instagram in response to a Vives post, while Martin sent him “strength”.

In the emotional post, Vives honored his parent’s memory with a video collage of family photos and his song “The Good Times” as a backdrop.

“When he was born he was so beautiful that he was borrowed from my grandmother Elena for living cribs,” he wrote in his post. “So much so that until the last day his closest friends kept calling him the ‘Chu Boy.’ And today, Easter Monday, my father left me. And I feel helpless like the first time. “.

“I see him leave home not to return and my soul breaks and I realize that everything I’ve been has been for him: actor, whale singer, athlete, Union fan, philanthropist … Maybe because he felt we had never separated, “he added. “I know that he will live forever in us his children, in our family, in our friends, in our city. And that we will always remember him with that childish smile that accompanied him all his life.”

Dr. Vives is survived by his wife Mercè Carrillo, four children – Carles, Guillem, Luis Francisco and Juan Enrique – and several grandchildren.

According to Nevarez, the family is holding a mass for Thursday.