Víctor Yturbe (born Víctor Manuel De Anda Iturbe; May 8, 1936 – November 28, 1987) was a
Mexican singer
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under the stage name, "
El Pirulí".
Career
Yturbe was born in
Mexico City
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. In the 1960s, he made his first contact with the artistic world, working as an aquatic clown in a
water skiing
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show in
Acapulco
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. In March 1964, after a spinal injury, he stayed in the Hotel Posada Vallarta where he started to sing professionally in the hotel's bar.
Victor sings to actress
Veronica Castro in his song
Veronica.
Death
Yturbe was murdered on November 28, 1987, in Atizapan de Zaragoza. He was shot after he opened the door to his house. The cause was never established, and no one has ever been charged with his killing.
See also
*
List of unsolved murders
Albums
*1988: ''
Canta A Roberto Cantoral''
*1981: ''
Ni Retiro Ni Regreso''
*1978: ''
De Vez En Vez''
*1976: ''
Noches En La Posada Vallarta''
*1976: ''
Condición''
*1976: ''
Por Si Acaso Me Recuerdas''
*1972: ''
Simplemente''
*1972: ''
Solo Para Adultos''
*1971: ''
Te Pido Y Te Ruego''
References
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1936 births
1987 deaths
20th-century Mexican male singers
Deaths by firearm in Mexico
Mexican murder victims
Mexican people of Basque descent
Unsolved murders in Mexico