Martina Portocarrero: Peruvian artists mourn her death and dedicate emotional messages to her

Martina Portocarrero died last Friday, April 22 in Switzerland. The famous Peruvian singer could not overcome the lung cancer she suffered from since last year. Several artists, when they heard the news, could not help but show their sadness and dedicated emotional farewell messages to him.

MAX CASTRO

The popular singer Max Castro paid tribute to Martina Portocarrero with a video he posted on his social media. In this recording you can see both playing the song Flor de Retama. “Teacher Martina left, but her singing will continue to flourish for eternity,” the musician wrote.

JHON ANDIA

Jhon Andía, the musician who became known for performing the song Flor de Retama in the 2015 edition of La Voz, mourned the death of the folk singer and recalled the moments she lived next to her after the presentation they shared.

“I have a pleasant memory with you, teacher. I was showing up at an event and when you came down from the stage you welcomed me with open arms to give me a hug saying 'that's my cholo, big my cholo lindo' without having met us. A great performer, teacher and researcher of our music who leaves us a great legacy. Rest in peace, teacher,” he wrote.

RIBER ORE

Riber Oré was also quite sad about Martina Portocarrero's departure, so she shared different images with the Ayacucho artist. One of the snapshots were of them together in their music studio.

“Goodbye, dear Martina Portocarrero, there are the best memories of scenarios in Europe and Peru that I could walk by your side. Your song is notoriously transcending the new generations of performers,” he said.

LULA VALDIVIA

The Peruvian singer showed that she is devastated by the death of Martina Portocarrero. She briefly reviewed the story of the ayacuchana singer, indicating that the performer of Flor de Retama was always willing to contribute to the cultural development of Peru.

“When a son of the people dies, the people mourn him. Martina Portocarrero not only sang to deep Peru, Martina also raised her voice to protest social injustices,” he said.

MANUELCHA PRADA

The famous guitarist Manuelcha Prado expressed his deepest pain at the departure of the ayacuchana singer, noting that her music aroused emotions in the depths of Peru.

“We express our deep regret over the departure of Martina Portocarrero, a great performer of popular singing. With a social and political emotion proven in tireless days in valleys, punas and mountains of our beloved Peru, Martina aroused deep emotions from the people through heartfelt and emblematic musical works (...). Honor to our singer-songwriter from the village!” .

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