Salsa legend Cheo Feliciano dies in car wreck

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Salsa legend Cheo Feliciano dies in car wreck
By Dania Alexandrino, CNN
updated 10:00 AM EDT, Thu April 17, 2014

San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- Jose Luis "Cheo" Feliciano, a giant of salsa music and Puerto Rican legend, died in a car crash early Thursday morning in San Juan, police said. He was 78.

Feliciano was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and made a name for himself in New York as a musician and singer for a number of groups.

Considered salsa royalty, Feliciano was awarded a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

The fatal car wreck happened at about 4:13 a.m. Thursday, Puerto Rico police said.

Feliciano lost control of the Jaguar he was driving land crashed into a light pole, police said. He died at the scene.

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/17/showbiz/cheo-feliciano-obit/index.html
 
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