Although it was never confirmed by the Venezuelan singer, “Pumita” lived his entire life as his son. He had a 35-year musical career where he released 14 albums.
At 53 years old, Juan José Rodríguez diedthe alleged unrecognized son of the Venezuelan singer, José Luis “Puma” Rodríguez. The news was confirmed by her own daughters who clarified that “the causes of her death is still unknown and the respective investigations will be carried out.”
Liliana Rodríguez Morillo and Lilibeth Morillo They reported it through their social networks: “As a family, we share the painful and regrettable news of the death of Juan José Rodríguez El Puma Jr. in Pereira, Colombia,” they expressed.
In the same message, they asked to maintain privacy: “Humbly We ask for due respect at this difficult time that as a family we are living,” requested the daughters and sisters of the deceased. At the same time they added: “We will honor your life and your memory, beloved Juan José ‘Puma Jr’. our!”.
Who was Juan José Rodríguez, the Puma Jr.
Although he is popularly considered the son of the Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez, he never recognized José Luis as his son: “He says he is my son, but he can’t stand DNAso it’s not,” he had remarked.
He explained that it was a nephew, not a son: “That boy He is the son of a brother which is in Venezuela. My brother Oswaldo is very in love and he told me that he had recognized him.”
In any case, the artist accepted him as part of the family and stressed that It gave him “joy” if the young man was happy. “If my brother recognized him, it means he has the last name. If you sing and want to make your life like that, welcome“Rodríguez had declared.
Like his possible father, “Pumita” dedicated his life to music. He had a 35-year career where he published 14 albums and he did some covers of Juan Luis and many pointed out that they had a similar voice.
Source: Ambito
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