This Friday, February 6, it was learned that the artist Dionisio Diaz, son of the legend of vallenato, Diomedes Díaz, is hospitalized after presenting several health problems.
Edwin Cuello, artist’s manager, He confirmed the news to EL TIEMPO and assured that the singer “it’s okay” but remains in the clinic awaiting tests.
Dionisio Díaz is hospitalized. Photo:Supplied to EL TIEMPO.
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The health problems that the artist presents
According to Cuello, the artist remains hospitalized for stones in the kidneys and gallbladder, in addition to having fluid in one lung.
“He is fine, he is in the ICU while they do treatment because he has stones in the gallbladder and kidneys“said the manager.
He added: “Also “He has a little problem with his liver”; He also assured that his stay in the hospital depends on the treatment he is subjected to.
“Right now they did an MRI and we are waiting for the results and what treatment “continue according to specialist orders”Cuello concluded for EL TIEMPO.
Dionisio Díaz remains in the ICU awaiting tests. Photo:Supplied to EL TIEMPO.
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For now, it is known that the artist remains hospitalized in the Simón Bolívar Clinic and had to cancel several scheduled musical performances.
It is also expected that in the next few hours an official statement is issued of Dionisio Díaz’s health and more details are revealed about how his recovery is progressing.
The children of the ‘Cacique de la Junta’ who also They have followed the path of music They are: Rafael Santos, Diomedes de Jesús, Luis Ángel, Elder Dayan and the remembered Martín Elías, who died in a traffic accident in 2017.
Diomedes Díaz, icon of vallenato music
Diomedes Díaz Maestre, better known as the ‘Cacique of the Junta’, was born on May 26, 1957 in Valledupar. He was a singer-songwriter and composer, renowned as one of the most influential figures of vallenato.
In the musical field, he is considered the artist with biggest record sales in the history of the genre, which is why he is remembered as one of its greatest exponents.
Díaz survived several operations, some of them open heart, and other interventions derived from a car accident. However, on December 22, 2013, he died; an event that shocked the country and that, after more than a decade, continues to be remembered by his fans.
The artist died in Valledupar in 2013. Photo:Carlos Capela. EL TIEMPO Archive
Diomedes died while sleeping in his home in Valledupar on a Sunday afternoon. His last concert was in Barranquilla.
Rafael Santos, one of the sons of the ‘Cacique of La Junta’, stated on different occasions that his father died in his sleep, because of a fulminant heart attack.
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