Overview
- Rivera announced the cancellation of his entire summer tour on Wednesday, July 22, citing a "grave problem of health" that forced him to pause all professional engagements.
- He confirmed he suffered a second stroke that he described as "a little stronger" than his 2022 episode and said he has been left with some small sequelae that will be treated with rehabilitation.
- The singer began feeling unwell on Monday, July 20, was admitted to Hospital Sagrado Corazón in Seville, spent about 48 hours in the ICU and has now been moved to a ward with a reported favorable evolution.
- Rivera has asked for privacy and specified that only he or his family will release health updates while his partner Lola García stays by his side and his mother Isabel Pantoja has traveled to Seville to care for his children.
- Doctors and specialists stress that a repeat stroke requires urgent study of underlying causes such as heart or artery problems and that timely rehabilitation and risk‑factor control can help reduce long‑term effects.