Dominican singer Sonia Silvestri dies

Sonia Silvestri died on Saturday, 19 Arpil. She was 61. Family and friends were with her as she spent her last week at the Plaza de la Salud hospital in Santo Domingo. On Wednesday, 16 April, she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered. Recently she had been hospitalized for chronic kidney problems. She was connected to an artificial breathing machine.

Silvestri began her professional career singing advertisement jingles and made her TV debut on the Gente a TV show produced by Freddy Ginebra in 1970. She became a star when singing “Donde podre gritarte que te quiero” for the 4th Dominican Song Festival organized by Amucaba in 1971. Although she placed second in the competition, but her career as a singer took off.

Her music will be played at her wake on Monday starting at 9am at the Funeraria Blandino. The wake will be open to the general public. The burial ceremony will be held at 4pm at the Cementerio Nacional at Av. Maximo Gomez. She will be laid to rest alongside her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Jose Betancourt, and her children Andres and Eloisa.

http://www.listindiario.com/entretenimiento/2014/4/17/318750/Biografia-de-Sonia-silvestre

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