Merengue star Johnny Ventura died on Wednesday in Dominican Republic at 81years old. Ventura, who was known as "El Caballo Mayor" – the great horse – was recognized for modernizing merengue, a ...

Johnny Ventura, the famed merengue pioneer and former mayor of Santo Domingo, died Wednesday at the age of 81 in the Dominican Republic. His son, Jandy Ventura, confirmed to CNN that he died after ...

Johnny Ventura, a merengue star known as “El Caballo Mayor” whose hits include “Patacón Pisao” and “Capullo y sorullo,” died Wednesday in his native Dominican Republic. He was 81 years old. The ...

John Ventura, a.k.a. El Caballo Negro, has died at the age of 81. According to Billboard, the merengue legend suffered a sudden heart attack and was pronounced dead at Santiago’s Clínica Unión Medica ...

Tributes are pouring in for legendary Dominican merengue singer Johnny Ventura, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 81. The performer, whose given name was Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, died in ...

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Johnny Ventura, a pioneer and legend of merengue, died Wednesday in the Dominican Republic, his son said. He was 81. The singer, known as the "Caballo Mayor" because of his tenure as the mayor of ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The music world is mourning the loss of a merengue legend. Dominican singer and former Mayor of Santo Domingo, Johnny Ventura, died Wednesday at the age of 81.

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SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic — Johnny Ventura, a pioneer and legend of merengue, died Wednesday in the Dominican Republic, his son said. He was 81. The singer, known as the “Caballo Mayor” because of ...

The popular Dominican merengue musician Johnny Ventura has died. According to Dominican news media, the 81-year-old musician died after a sudden heart attack in his home country on Wednesday. The news ...