Rubby Pérez was among the victims of the deadly Jet Set nightclub roof collapse on Tuesday (April 8). Hours after the tragedy, it was confirmed that the 69-year-old merengue icon had died after being trapped in the rubble. Pérez had been performing at the nightclub in the early morning hours of Tuesday at the upscale…
The death toll from the roof collapse at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic has climbed to more than 113 people. According to the Associated Press, the iconic venue was packed with “musicians, professional athletes and government officials,” when dust from the ceiling began to fall into attendees’ drinks before…
The death toll from the roof collapse at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic has climbed to more than 113 people. According to the Associated Press, the iconic venue was packed with “musicians, professional athletes and government officials,” when dust from the ceiling began to fall into attendees’ drinks before…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with the artist’s passing. Conflicting reports about Rubby Pérez‘s condition circulated the Internet following the deadly roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where he was performing early on Tuesday (April 8). The artist’s death was confirmed just after 5 p.m. The 69-year-old Dominican…
Dominican merengue singer Rubby Pérez has died Tuesday afternoon (April 8) at 5pm E.T. after being trapped in the rubble of a nightclub in Santo Domingo whose roof collapsed in the early hours of the morning, confirmed Listín Diario, a Dominican newspaper. The artist was 69 years old. Billboard Español reached out to Pérez’s two…
