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Puerto Rican Salsa dancer, percussionist, and band leader Roberto Roena, who established the group Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, died at 81 years:

https://www.elpais.com.co/ultimo-minuto/murio-roberto-roena-leyenda-de-la-salsa-dura-y-uno-de-los-musicos-mas-amados-por-cali.html

He performed with the Fania All Stars, an internationally popular salsa group.

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1 hour ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Puerto Rican Salsa dancer, percussionist, and band leader Roberto Roena, who established the group Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, died at 81 years:

https://www.elpais.com.co/ultimo-minuto/murio-roberto-roena-leyenda-de-la-salsa-dura-y-uno-de-los-musicos-mas-amados-por-cali.html

He performed with the Fania All Stars, an internationally popular salsa group.

 

 

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Eiichi Yamamoto, the Japanese  Film Director/Screenwriter died earlier this month at age 80. It only became known publicly Saturday during a screening of his Anime classic Belladonna Of Sadness

 

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-26/belladonna-of-sadness-cleopatra-director-eiichi-yamamoto-passes-away/.177841

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https://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/2021/9/27/luis-de-alba-se-reencuentra-con-vicente-fernandez-en-hospital-de-guadalajara-video-19853.html

Luis de Alba (Luis Alba Garcia), Mexican comedian now in the same hospital where Vicente Fernandez has been for two months. 

 

76-year old Luis de Alba is a friend of Vicente "Chente" Fernandez and has not been allowed to visit Fernandez. Here the two are in 2018:

 

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Recently read that the house of Finnish actress Eila Roine (1931-) is being sold. Odd news, raises questions about her health. One of the most known actors of her generation and known for being "Grandma Eila" in the children's program Pikku Kakkonen 1996-2013. h47 IMDb credits as actor from between 1951 and 2019.

 

Oldest of the four (all still alive!) children of actor Eero Roine (1904-1966), the other ones being:

Olavi Roine (1933-)

Liisa Roine (1938-) Actress, appeared in multiple movies in the 1960s and 1970s. 37 IMDb credits as actor from between 1960 and 2019.

Esko Roine (1944-) Actor, maybe more famous from his long career as a theatre actor. 77 IMDb credits as actor from between 1962 and 2021.

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Picture from 2014. From left to right: Olavi, Eila, Esko and Liisa.

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On 01/01/2018 at 11:10, Davey Jones' Locker said:

While I am dropping in, I had better bring the master list forward for another year... I have removed the deceased and added a few new names.

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Mirtha Legrand 1927 Argentinian Elderly

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https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/culture/mirtha-legrand-hospitalised-undergoes-heart-operation.phtml

Undergoes heart surgery

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3 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Bernard tapie dead : Bernard au tapis ! 
+ 1 for my list, quite huge but not shocking

A controversial figure, to be sure, but fought until the end. Un homme d'affaires inoubliable.

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Yu Mo-lin looking better than ever. Really a(nother) walking miracle.

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Lars Vilks, mentioned in the Terrorists and Terrorist Targets thread was also the founder of Swedish micronation Ladonia. With the death of him and Ewert Ljusberg of Jamtland, the amount of notable Swedish "micronationalists" has halved during three days.

 

The remaining two are the founders, "kings" of conceptual art project Elgaland-Vargaland, founded in 1992:

Carl Michael von Hausswolff (1956-) Controversial composer and visual artist

Leif Elggren (1950-) Artist.

 

And about Vicente Fernandez, according to Mexican news sites he's still in ICU but apparently has had small discussions/meetings with both his wife and Luis de Alba. Neither of them has actually mentioned anything about the discussions and there hasn't been a health update on his instagram account since the 21st of September.

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https://www.pulzo.com/entretenimiento/esposa-vicente-fernandez-pide-sacarlo-hospital-cuidarlo-casa-PP1080855

https://www.mdzol.com/espectaculos/2021/10/4/dona-cuquita-desesperada-por-la-calidad-de-vida-de-vicente-fernandez-191338.html

According to some new articles, Vicente Fernandez apparently can only move his eyes, and can't breathe without a tracheostomy. Wife wants to care of him at home but his health is too "delicate" for that.

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Sumiko Sakamoto, Japanese actress and a DDP pick for Easy Peasy Japaneasy, already died back in January, but there is no english obit:

https://kumanichi.com/articles/110709

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Spanish playwright and Franco critic Alfonso Sastre, a DDP pick, died two weeks ago, but no english language obit yet. I wouldn't rule it out, though, maybe from that socialist one.

https://www.publico.pt/2021/09/18/culturaipsilon/noticia/morreu-escritor-dramaturgo-argumentista-espanhol-alfonso-sastre-1977914

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https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/10/06/vicente-fernandez-no-sera-desconectado-gustavo-adolfo-infante-respondio-a-flor-rubio/

https://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/2021/10/6/destapan-millonaria-cuenta-de-hospital-de-vicente-fernandez-cuanto-debe-tras-meses-internado-20122.html

Vicente Fernandez has been in hospital for two months.

There are two different versions about his health:

1. According to family and his instagram account: Very slowly improving.

2. According to anonymous source close to family: Going backwards, can't even move his fingers.

 

Most articles from today/yesterday say that his wife wanted to disconnect him from the respirator and bring him home to the ranch but the medical team say that his health is too frail for that and he can't breathe without support.

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On 26/04/2021 at 20:03, arghton said:

http://mesta.net/parantumatonta-syopaa-sairastava-astrid-swan-julkaisi-uutta-aika-ja-elama-loppuvat-aina-ensimmaisena-ne-ovat-kaikkein-suurimmat-aarteet/

And for atleast one month she has had metastatic brain cancer and says that she is "on the verge of death" but apparently still planning on performing live in November.

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https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/118989a2-87d8-4d6b-9bb6-59f309427b82

Johnny Gustafsson, drummer of Bogart Co. (Finnish dance band named after Humphrey Bogart) dead aged 73.

 

Also, Henry Olavi "Remu" Aaltonen (1948-), lead musician and drummer/singer of rock band Hurriganes looked a bit frail commenting on Gustafsson's and Pembroke's deaths today:

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He's only 73 but I'm quite suprised he is still alive. The two other main members of Hurriganes, Cisse Häkkinen and Albert Järvinen died 1990-1991, Häkkinen from cirrhosis and Järvinen from a heart attack. Here the three in 1974:

 

I'll do a small list of the "living legends" of Finnish music here:

 

Iskelmä (Finnish Schlager, peak popularity ca. 1911-1990s)

Eino Grön (1939-) Iskelmä-Finlandia winner 2007, performing since 1958. Wife Marjatta Grön lives in a care home due to dementia. Used to have problems with alcohol.

Jukka Kuokkamäki (1942-) Performing since 1959

Katri Helena (1945-) Eurovision participant, has hypothyroidism

Marion Rung (1945-) Eurovision participant, hasn't performed since ca. 2016?

Paula Koivuniemi (1947-) Performing since 1966

Lea Laven (1948-) Performing since 1970

Matti Tapio (1949-) and Teppo Ilmari (1948-) Duo, active since 1969, sometimes performed with their brother Seppo Ruohonen (1946-2020)

Jari Sillanpää (1965-) Active since 1993, meth use and other very bad habits

Janne Tulkki (1975-) 21-year career ended this January due to health troubles.

 

Suomirock (Finnish rock, peak popularity 1971-1990s)

Hurriganes (Remu Aaltonen b. 1948, Ile Kallio b. 1955, Janne Louhivuori b. 1954, Tomi Parkkonen b. 1953) 1971...2018

Hanoi Rocks (Mike Monroe b. 1962, Andy McCoy b. 1962, Conny Bloom b. 1962, Nasty Suicide b. 1963, Stefan Piesnack b. 1957, Sami Yaffa b. 1963, Gyp Casino b. 1961 and Terry Chimes b. 1955) Originally 1979-1985

Pertti Neumann (1959-) Active since 1981

Pelle Miljoona (1955-) Active since 1977

Wigwam (Vladimir "Nikke" Nikamo b. 1947, Mats Hulden b. 1949, Måts Groundstoerm b. 1949, Pedro Hietanen b. 1949, Esa Kotilainen b. 1946, Pekka Rechard b. 1952 and Jukka Gustavsson b. 1951) 1968...2018

Tasavallan Presidentti (Vesa Aaltonen b. 1950, Jukka Tolonen b. 1952, Frank Robson b. 1946, Juhani Aaltonen b. 1935, Heikki "Häkä" Virtanen b. 1953, Måns Groundstroem b. 1949, Eero Raittinen b. 1944 and also Esa Kotilainen)

Dave Lindholm "Isokynä" (1952-) Active since 1972

Leevi and the Leavings (Risto Paananen b. 1958, Juha Karastie b. 1956 and Niklas Nylund b. 1964) 1978-2003 until Gösta Sundqvist's death.

Eppu Normaali (Original members Matti Syrjä b. 1959, Mikko "Pantse" Syrjä b. 1957, Juha Torvinen b. 1959 and Aku Syrjä b. 1959) since 1976

Heikki Veikko Harma "Hector" (1947-) Rock personality, active since 1965

Ismo Alanko (1960-) Active since 1975

Kauko Röyhkä (1959-) and Tuomari Nurmio (1950-) songwriters

Herra Ylppö (1973-) Active since 1992, alcohol problems

 

Finnish Rap

Elastinen (1981-) Since 1997

Iso H (1979-) Since 1996

Cheek (1981-) Active 1998-2018

 

Composers

Aulis Sallinen (1935-)

Kalevi Aho (1949-)

Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) Nowadays in a wheelchair

Magnus Lindberg (1958-)

 

Planned members of a Finnish Rat Pack-like supergroup, 1961:

Olavi Virta (1915-1972)

Matti Heinivaho (1936-)

Lasse Liemola (1937-)

Kai Lind (1937-)

Eino Grön (1939-)

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Spanish composer Luis de Pablo, known for his chamber music "Ex voto" from 1995, orchestral music "Las Orillas" from 1990, operas "La señorita Cristina" from 2000 and film music "La caza" for Carlos Saura in 1965, died at 91 years:

https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-muere-91-anos-compositor-luis-pablo-202110102336_noticia_amp.html

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On 07/10/2021 at 13:05, arghton said:

https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/10/06/vicente-fernandez-no-sera-desconectado-gustavo-adolfo-infante-respondio-a-flor-rubio/

https://www.terra.com.mx/entretenimiento/2021/10/6/destapan-millonaria-cuenta-de-hospital-de-vicente-fernandez-cuanto-debe-tras-meses-internado-20122.html

Vicente Fernandez has been in hospital for two months.

There are two different versions about his health:

1. According to family and his instagram account: Very slowly improving.

2. According to anonymous source close to family: Going backwards, can't even move his fingers.

 

Most articles from today/yesterday say that his wife wanted to disconnect him from the respirator and bring him home to the ranch but the medical team say that his health is too frail for that and he can't breathe without support.

Vicente Fernandez keeps living in a mediatic Schroedinger's box...he is slowly improving and brain dead at the same time

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