Charlie Amarante, who was the vocalist of the Luis Ovalles Orchestra, died last Sunday night in Moca.
The sad news was confirmed to Listín Diario by Luis Ovalles: “He died last night (Sunday) according to his sister, who lives in Moca.”
Charlie, nicknamed “Chelo”, was part of L’Orquestra de el Mestre Lluís Ovalles for many years and in his voice the songs “Se’n va la la luz”, “La Fosforera” were very successful. , “The ship sinks”, “The law of the funnel”, “the vagabond”, among others that today are meringue classics.
“Charlie was a brother, all the issues that had some relevance I gave to him. I put him as lead vocalist because his loyalty at all times was with me,” Ovalles recalled whom he describes as a brother.
Amarante, who happened to reside in Moca, spent his last years battling alcoholism.
“Alcohol was his vice, I could never control it, no one could. I put him in a health center, I looked for a psychiatrist to take care of him. Luis Montalvo treated him and he couldn’t either. Then he went to Moca, where we fixed his house, but he kept drinking, “explained Luis Ovalles.
A few years ago, Amarante was rescued from the clutches of alcohol by the then Minister of Education, Carlos Amarante Baret, who took him to a detoxification process and then used it in the safety area of a school. to Santo Domingo.