Overview

• Family members confirmed the death on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, where he had lived since the late 1960s.
• His nephew, Alejandro Bassini, said he suffered a hypertensive episode, was hospitalized, and then developed a pulmonary edema.
• Outlets differ on his age at death, with reports citing 74 and 77, and no official record published in the coverage reviewed.
• Born in Sicily and raised in Rosario, he played on Los Gatos’ first three albums, helping establish Spanish-language rock before relocating to Brazil.
• Relatives said his remains will stay in Brazil, where he worked as a university lecturer and later reunited with bandmates for the group’s 40th anniversary.