Gustavo Nakatani Ávila (15 October 1949 – 13 May 2020), known professionally as Yoshio, was a Mexican singer of Japanese descent whose greatest hits were in the 1970s and 1980s.
Yoshio | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gustavo Nakatani Ávila |
| Born | October 15, 1949 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | May 13, 2020 (aged 70) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Ballad, pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
Biography
editYoshio was the son of Yoshigei Nakatani Moriguchi, the Japanese-born entrepreneur and creator of Japanese-style peanuts in Mexico,[1] and Mexican-born wife Ema Ávila Espinoza, and the youngest of 8 siblings, including artist Carlos Nakatani.[2] As a young child, he was given the nickname of "Yoshio" by his father, after not only showing his talent as a singer, but also because of his big heart and passion for life. Soon after, the family started calling Gustavo by the nickname. Yoshio means noble man in Japanese. Yoshio continued helping out in his father's business, at the same time as he was training his voice for singing.[3]
His great hits are a reflection of his heritage and style, such as the song "Samurai".[clarification needed] Among his other hits are the songs "Lo Que Pasó, Pasó", "Reina de Corazones" and "A Mi Manera" (a Spanish-language translation of "My Way").[4]
On 30 April 2020, he was admitted at the Xoco hospital, where he was at first diagnosed with salmonellosis, and later with COVID-19, He died in the hospital on 13 May, at age 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5][6][7][8][9][10] It was later revealed that he contracted the virus in the hospital. His remains were cremated.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Aug 2018, Kora McNaughton / 31. "Japanese Peanuts, a Legacy of the Nakatani Family". Discover Nikkei.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yoshio, el "samurai de la canción" que no pudo vencer al COVID-19". infobae.com (in Spanish). May 14, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "¿Por qué Yoshio fue apodado así y qué tiene que ver con los cacahuates japoneses?" (in Spanish). May 14, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Yoshio ¿quién es y por qué está hospitalizado?: biografía". www.unotv.com. May 3, 2020.
- ^ "Muere el cantante Yoshio, 'El Samurái de la canción', a los 70 años por complicaciones del Covid-19". tvazteca.com (in Spanish). May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Yoshio pierde la batalla contra el Covid-19 a los 70 años". yucatan.com.mx (in Spanish). May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "¿Quién es Yoshio y por qué fue hospitalizado?". May 3, 2020. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ @YoshioOficial (May 2, 2020). "Queridos amigos, quiero informarles que hoy me ingresaron al Hospital Xoco por sospecha de COVID-19. Agradezco todas sus oraciones. ¡Un abrazo!. . #QuedateEnCasa Hospital General De Xoco" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ @YoshioOficial (May 2, 2020). "ACTUALIZACIÓN: Les informamos que Yoshio está en estado crítico. Está intubado y sedado, estamos esperando avances de su estado de salud. Agradecemos profundamente todos sus mensajes y oraciones, informaremos conforme tengamos más noticias por este medio. La Familia" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Muere Yoshio, tras estar hospitalizado por coronavirus". noticieros.televisa.com (in Spanish). May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.