The streets of Máximo Gómez, Tunti Cáceres, Moca, and Mauricio Báez were crowded with people accompanying the hearse with the mortal remains of the artist.įrom the balconies and roofs of the houses and premises, people expressed their affection and mourning for the unexpected loss of this icon of Dominican music. Half an hour after the scheduled time, the popular caravan began through Villa Juana, the neighborhood where Johnny grew up. “Merenguero hasta la tambora” resounded in the Palace in the voice of Johnny Ventura’s son, Jandy Ventura, who bid farewell to his father with the music that made him famous and turned him into a legend in this earthly world. Likewise, Gilberto Santa Rosa, salsero Michel, Hony Estrella, Bonny Cepeda, Mariasela Álvarez, Domingo Bautista, and Los Rosarios brothers were present, offering their support to the family of one of the greatest icons of Dominican music. “Peace to his remains and always, always, we will remember you… after today we will always remember him with sorrow for having gone, but always with a smile and a joy that he left us… Goodbye Johnny, the Dominican people will always remember you”, were the words with which the president concluded his speech, but not before describing him. The attendance of various figures such as the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and his wife, Raquel Arbaje. In addition, at the request of the Ventura family, Manny Cruz premiered a merengue that he recorded with Johnny Ventura. The tribute included various artists who sang along with the orchestra with which the merenguero used to liven up his parties, directed by Henry Jiménez. With teary eyes and evident grief, citizens of all ages leaned on banners, handmade signs, and even with the message “Johnny Ventura LIVES” tattooed on their bodies, waiting to enter the event that began at 10:00 a.m. Since early in the morning, dozens of people gathered outside the Palacio de los Deportes to say their “Last Farewell” to Caballo Mayor in a posthumous tribute before his burial.
The rain was not an impediment for family, friends, and fans of this music icon to bid him farewell after three days of wake, culminating with some emotional words before his burial. “a glory of merengue, an exceptional human being and a tireless defender of the Constitution.During a multitudinous tour, a drizzle showered hundreds of people who accompanied the hearse transporting the deceased merenguero Johnny Ventura to his resting place at the Cristo Redentor Cemetery. "For your music and your heritage, for your smile and your example, for your good humor and for showing us all what merengue is!"ĭominican musician Juan Luis Guerra wrote on twitter.įormer President Leonel Fernandez (1996-2000) hailed him Nicknamed “El Caballo Mayor” (Big Horse), Johnny Ventura, who had also been deputy mayor of Santo Domingo the Dominican capital, produced more than 100 albums becoming an icon of Caribbean and Latina music.ĭominican President Luis Abinader has decreed three days of national mourning on July 29, 30 and 31 in homage to Ventura, his real Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano who will be entitled to military honors. Read also: Merengue choirs in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican singer-songwriter Johnny Ventura, figure of the merengue, died Wednesday at the age of 81 of a heart attack, in Santiago de la Caballeros, in the north of the Dominican Republic where a three-day mourning was declared.
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