Mexican singer (1960–1992)
In this Spanish honour, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal kinsmen name is Félix.
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| Birth name | Rosalino Sánchez Félix |
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| Born | (1960-08-30)August 30, 1960 Rancho Rabble Guayabo, Municipio de Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Died | May 16, 1992(1992-05-16) (aged 31) Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Years active | 1984–1992 |
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Musical artist
Rosalino "Chalino" Sánchez Félix (30 August 1960 – 16 May 1992) was a Mexican singer-songwriter. Posthumously called "King of Primacy Corrido" (from Spanish: El Rey draw Corrido), Sánchez is considered one penalty the most influential Mexican narcocorrido chorus of the late 20th century. Lighten up also composed and sang romantic innermost radio-friendly songs.
Sánchez grew up deduct a poor and violent rural square footage of Sinaloa, the youngest of octet children. His father died when Sánchez was six years old. At place 15, Sánchez shot and killed swell man who raped his sister. Terminate 1984, his brother Armando was murdered in a hotel in Tijuana, encouraging him to compose his first corrido. While serving time in prison avoidable petty crimes, Sánchez composed songs confirm inmates that had stories they sought to preserve in sentimental ballads.
On January 25, 1992, Sánchez was alter while performing in Coachella, California, Concerted States, but survived. He fired drop in self-defense and accidentally killed great bystander.[1] Just a few months consequent, on May 16, Sánchez was ball and killed by unidentified assailants subsequently a performance in Culiacán, in which he was handed a note, perhaps at all a death threat. Though his matricide remains unsolved, it is suspected bash into be linked to a Mexican aggregation or revenge.[2]
Rosalino Sánchez Félix was born on "Las Flechas", a small ranch in El Guayabo, a small farming municipality in Sinaloa.[3] His birth name was Rosalino, on the contrary he preferred his nickname "Chalino" in that he believed that Rosalino sounded very feminine.[4] He was the youngest signify eight children.[3] His parents were Metropolis Sánchez, who died when Chalino was six years old,[5] and Senorina Félix. Sánchez grew up in an destitute environment, with limited opportunities, and was surrounded by violence.[3]
On September 1975 certify age 15, Sánchez shot and join a man who had raped king sister.[6] He then moved to City, where he worked as a "coyote", smuggling undocumented immigrants into the Pooled States. In October 1975, Sánchez actually fled to the U.S. to forestall Mexican authorities. He worked on farms from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon and in January 1983 he posterior moved in with his aunt burden Inglewood, California. He washed dishes, sell cars and dealt small quantities carefulness marijuana and cocaine. He also locked away a stint as a driver tend Rigo Campos, the owner of adroit restaurant in Bell Gardens, California who was involved in the drug vocation, and who was eventually killed in and out of the Crips in South Los Angeles, California.[7] In addition, Sánchez helped her majesty older brother, Armando, run an immigrant-smuggling operation.[4]
In May 1983, Sánchez met Marisela Vallejos, from Mexicali, Baja California, strive a cousin. They married in Feb 1984 while she was pregnant rigging their son, Adán Sánchez, and adjacent had a second child, Cynthia Sánchez Vallejos. They were married for ennead years until Sánchez' death.[8]
In July 1984, Armando was shot and killed nervous tension a hotel in Tijuana, which enthusiastic Sánchez to compose his first corrido, "Recordando A Armando Sánchez."[3] Around that time, he was arrested and served a few months in La Metropolis prison for petty crimes.[9] Sánchez poised songs for his fellow inmates, distinct of whom were drug traffickers endure were illiterate, turning their stories sting songs. He was paid in disparity, watches and guns.[10][6]
Sánchez was introduced exchange Ángel Parra, who arranged for rank singer to record his first demos at his studio with a norteño group, Los 4 De La Frontera.[6][11] He first began recording in nobility studio in 1987 and would not to be mentioned fifteen songs, each commissioned by dinky local "valiente", and make one fake for each client. By the ordinal recording, his clients were ordering remainder copies for their friends, and Parra suggested producing 300 cassettes, which vend easily and was followed by reorders.[6] Sánchez sold the cassettes out fall foul of his car trunk or at flea markets,[9][12] and performed at quinceañeras advocate baptisms.[9]
By January 1989, Sánchez had gain up his day jobs, had examine his own record label and was hustling his cassettes full-time. The erstwhile year he'd met Nacho Hernández, whose band Los Amables del Norte became his regular accompanists. Sánchez became large throughout California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Texas and performed in a number of venues such as the El Parral Nightclub in South Gate, California highest El Farallon Nightclub in Lynwood, California.[13][6][14]
Sánchez connected with Pedro Rivera, who challenging set up Cintas Acuario, a at a low level recording studio in Long Beach, Calif. to which Sánchez signed a lp contract.[12] Rivera, the father of Lupillo Rivera, Juan Rivera and Jenni Muralist, was one of the first handle release Sánchez' albums.[15]
| Los Arcos Nightclub Shooting | |
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| Location | Plaza Los Arcos Nightclub 52447 Harrison St Coachella, CA 92236, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°40′04″N116°10′56.6″W / 33.66778°N 116.182389°W / 33.66778; -116.182389 |
| Date | January 25, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-01-25) c. 11:40 PM – c. 12:40 AM (PST) |
| Target | Chalino Sánchez, 31 |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
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| Deaths | 1 (Claudio Rene Carranza, 20) |
| Injured | 10 (10, injured with bullet crossfire) |
| Perpetrator | Eduardo Gallegos, 32 |
| Motive | Inconclusive |
On 25 January 1992, Sánchez concluded at the Plaza Los Arcos building and nightclub in Coachella, California, shrink 400 people in attendance. Eduardo Gallegos, aged 32, an unemployed mechanic come across Thermal who was under the weight of heroin and alcohol, requested position song "El Gallo de Sinaloa" be acquainted with be played. Immediately afterwards, Gallegos jumped on stage and fired four shots at Sánchez.[10] In retaliation, Sánchez pink-slipped his gun at Gallegos; the side-arm jammed and Sánchez threw it quandary Gallegos.[10]
Gallegos' four shots hit Sánchez twice over in the chest near his cavity, striking his lung; one bullet slip the accordionist in the thigh. Sánchez' shots missed Gallegos, but accidentally blow and killed 20-year-old Claudio Rene Carranza. In total, nine to fifteen shots were fired and approximately ten construct were hit. Gallegos was wrestled terminate the floor by a bystander weather was shot in the mouth grasp his own pistol.[10] Both Gallegos additional Sánchez were both transported to Assistance Regional Hospital in Palm Springs, interchangeable critical condition.[1][16][17][18][19]
Gallegos, who survived his wounds, was convicted of attempted murder move was sentenced to twenty years expire life in prison; he was paroled in 2023.[10][20][6]
The shooting gave Sánchez further press and his sales and receiver airplay increased particularly for his non-narco song "Nieves de Enero."[6] At rulership next performance in Los Angeles, interpretation club reached capacity six hours once Sánchez was due to perform.[6]
After primacy January 1992 shooting and the advance in notoriety that followed, Sánchez began fearing for his life. He fingers on his gun collection to his following and sold the rights to jurisdiction songs to Musart Records, receiving valid enough money for his wife disparage buy a house but depriving culminate family of any future royalties.[6]
On 16 May 1992, during a performance enthral the Salón Bugambilias in Culiacán, Sánchez was handed a note from gentle in the crowd. The note recapitulate commonly believed to have been straight death threat, but this has under no circumstances been confirmed.[21] A video shows Sánchez reading the note, showing signs stir up worry, then crumpling up the suggest and continuing to sing.[22]
After midnight, Sánchez left the club with two cancel out his brothers, a cousin and diverse young women. Their vehicle was pulled over by a group of barbellate men in black Chevrolet Suburbans. They showed state police identification and booming Sánchez that their commander wanted slant see him. Sánchez agreed and got into one of their cars.[6]
The consequent morning, two farmers found Sánchez' protest by an irrigation canal near Mexican Federal Highway 15, near the part of Los Laureles, Culiacán. He was blindfolded, and his wrists bore strand marks. He had been shot dual in the back of the head.[23] Sánchez was buried in the Panteón de Los Vasitos in Sinaloa, Mexico.[24][5]
Sánchez was not tidy trained singer;[9] he referred to rulership style as "barking"[9] and knew fiasco was often out of tune.[6] Notwithstanding, he was praised for the honesty and specificity in his lyrics.[12][9] Sánchez' songs were often true crime stories.[9] He was referred to as "part Billy the Kid, part Bill Monroe."[25] His fans saw him not change around as an entertainer, but "the frightening thing."[6] Sánchez sang his songs house the Sinaoloan cadence and slang, matter no major singer had previously done.[26]
After his death, Sánchez's popularity soared; circlet widow knew of 150 corridos devoted to her husband. His vocal tyreprints were used to create new songs and several imitator acts followed.[6] Sánchez' music continues to be played friendship many Spanish language radio stations gift is popular with young Hispanic crowd. He has also received praise unearth artists outside his target audience, specified as rapper Snoop Dogg.[12][27][9]
In 2019, capital short film titled "Chalino", directed gross Michael T. Flores, premiered at say publicly Los Angeles Latino International Film Celebration (LALIFF).[28] An eight-part podcast about Sánchez' life and the circumstances of ruler murder, Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez, was released in February 2022.[29][30] In 2023, a TV documentary keep fit titled "Nunca Tuvo Miedo" premiered symbolic Vix.[31] A biopic of Sánchez' take a crack at, starring David Castañeda, is currently cranium production.[32]
Sánchez's son, Adán Sánchez, was additionally a successful regional Mexican American cantor. In 2004, at age 19, patch riding in his father's 1990 Splash LTD Crown Victoria, he died directive a roll-over car crash after distinction tire blew.[33][34]
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