Musician Mijo de la Palma dies

Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Melvin Lopez Rivera, known in the art world as Mijo de la Palma, has died. Journalist Hermes Ayala was one of the friends who confirmed the news through social networks.

“My little brother…don't you suffer anymore…I already miss you…Mijo de la Palma…a traitorous hero of national music has left us…I feel like they ripped off a song. From my heart…”, she posted on her X account with pictures of the translator.

According to information spread on the social networks of the singer-songwriter, the artist was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. GoFundMe The aim is to raise funds for his treatment. “Mijo de la Palma has touched many people throughout his life… his music, his style, his heart, his dedication… Many are waiting to find him with his guitar, for the next secret concert; many of his songs seem to have been written for us, and that gift will live forever. ,” part of the letter states. “With a broken heart, we inform you that he has been feeling bad for some time, this week he could not bear it and was hospitalized, and although the doctors are still working on the next steps, the initial diagnosis is pancreatic cancer. “We are working with the health department to get all the help, but there is a lot of financial need,” he added.

In December 2023, several colleagues were invited to a charity concert in Corozal. Hermes and Ale Grotto, Milo Torres, Cheryl Rivera and Javier Hiram (Vivanadiva) and Mel Padilla were part of the lineup of artists to collaborate with the cause.

According to the National Endowment for Popular Culture, his appearance in music at the professional level dates back to the 1990s. Since then, after dropping out of his law classes at the University of Texas at San Antonio and studying criminal justice at the Inter-American University in Puerto Rico, he has been very active in the music scene, mainly with the rhythms of Puerto Rican popular music. Among his many recordings is his album liveIt also includes songs he recorded in 2010 Promise, it goes, Puerto Rico in four sails, I played And My little mom. His colleagues continued to highlight his simplicity and love for the natural environment.