{"id":169007,"date":"2025-12-08T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/?p=169007"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:53:57","slug":"la-musica-latina-llora-la-muerte-de-ithier-de-el-gran-combo-de-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/?p=169007","title":{"rendered":"La m\u00fasica latina llora la muerte de Ithier, de El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 formt-content font-ps\">\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-169007-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2025-12-8-17-45-21.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2025-12-8-17-45-21.mp3\">https:\/\/infoelnuevonorte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ttsmaker-vip-file-2025-12-8-17-45-21.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>La m\u00fasica latina lamenta la partida de Rafael Ithier, <\/strong>director musical y uno de los fundadores de la emblem\u00e1tica orquesta de salsa\u00a0<strong>El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico,<\/strong>\u00a0quien falleciera en la noche del s\u00e1bado a sus 99 a\u00f1os por complicaciones de salud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Artistas de la talla como\u00a0<strong>Gilberto Santa Rosa, Willie Col\u00f3n, Elvis Crespo, Ismael Miranda, Charlie Aponte, entre otros, expresaron sus condolencias ante la muerte de uno de los pilares, baluartes y distinguido representante de la salsa a nivel mundial.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cCon el dolor de un hijo que pierde a un padre, despido a mi 'Querido Viejo'\u00a0<strong>Rafael Ithier\u201d, expres\u00f3 Santa Rosa en sus redes sociales y haciendo referencia a la reconocida canci\u00f3n. De Ithier, Santa Rosa<\/strong>\u00a0destac\u00f3 que conoci\u00f3<strong>\u00a0\u201cel genio musical<\/strong> y la persona maravillosa, el l\u00edder y administrador natural y al jefe de familia amoroso y cumplidor\".<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Igualmente, mencion\u00f3 que<strong>\u00a0Ithier<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cse levant\u00f3 por encima de sus estrecheces y limitaciones y se convirti\u00f3 en un icono (aunque nunca lo quiso aceptar) de la cultura puertorrique\u00f1a\".<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDe su mano recib\u00ed consejos, oportunidades, apoyo y uno que otro rega\u00f1o tambi\u00e9n, como buen padre\u201d, apunt\u00f3 'El caballero de la salsa', mote de Santa Rosa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seg\u00fan informan varios medios locales,\u00a0<strong>Ithier<\/strong> llevaba varios d\u00edas con problemas en sus pulmones, hasta que falleci\u00f3 en la noche del s\u00e1bado en su residencia en Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Por su parte,<strong>\u00a0Charlie Aponte,\u00a0<\/strong>excantante de\u00a0<strong>El Gran Combo por 41 a\u00f1<\/strong>os, resalt\u00f3 en sus redes sociales que desde en que entr\u00f3 a la orquesta en<strong>\u00a01973 hasta que dimiti\u00f3 en 20<\/strong>14, fue \u201ctratado como parte de una familia, especialmente por Rafael y su esposa\u00a0<strong>Carm\u00edn\".<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adem\u00e1s, destac\u00f3 que cuando iba a integrarse a la agrupaci\u00f3n, tras la salida de\u00a0<strong>Pell\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez,\u00a0<\/strong>era la \u201cm\u00e1s pegada e importante que hab\u00eda\u201d, y que a\u00fan sigue siendo la l\u00edder y que ese m\u00e9rito se le debe a Ithier.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cGenio musical\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cPara m\u00ed, Rafa fue y seguir\u00e1 siendo como un padre. Que descanse en paz el maestro, el genio musical, el consejero, el amigo, el negociante, el autodidacta, el que cambi\u00f3 para bien la forma de dirigir una orquesta, el que trataba a sus m\u00fasicos como hermanos, y lo m\u00e1s importante, nos ense\u00f1\u00f3 y nos exigi\u00f3 responsabilidad, disciplina y profesionalismo en nuestro trabajo\u201d, detall\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">De igual manera<strong>, Willie Col\u00f3n,<\/strong>\u00a0otro de los baluartes de la salsa por sus producciones y composiciones junto a H\u00e9ctor Lavoe, Rub\u00e9n Blades y Las Estrellas de la Fania, indic\u00f3 que Ithier- \u201csiempre estuvo en mi vida y en mi mente\".<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMe inspir\u00f3 y, a trav\u00e9s de \u00e9l, aprend\u00ed a ser innovador y comercialmente atractivo. Grab\u00f3 canciones que hac\u00edan felices a los bailadores con letras que nos contaban historias sobre ser puertorrique\u00f1os. Lo extra\u00f1aremos; nunca habr\u00e1 otro Rafael Ithier\u201d, sostuvo Col\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Igualmente, el cantante Ismael Miranda, otro exmiembro de Las Estrellas de la Fania, record\u00f3 a Ithier como \u201cun fundador, un l\u00edder y un arquitecto de nuestra m\u00fasica\". \u201cSu disciplina, su visi\u00f3n y su amor por la salsa marcaron a generaciones completas y llevaron el sonido de Puerto Rico a cada rinc\u00f3n del mundo\u201d, dijo Miranda.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIdentidad cultural\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSu trayectoria no solo inspir\u00f3 a miles de m\u00fasicos -incluy\u00e9ndome a m\u00ed- sino que tambi\u00e9n ayud\u00f3 a definir la identidad cultural de todo un pueblo. La grandeza de su obra seguir\u00e1 abriendo caminos por mucho tiempo\u201d, a\u00f1adi\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Del mismo modo, Elvis Crespo sostuvo sentirse \u201cbendecido por la maravillosa oportunidad que me regal\u00f3 Dios de haber visto en vivo, en mi adolescencia, al maestro de maestros Rafael Ithier con el Gran Combo\u201d, quien \u201cde manera magistral dirig\u00eda nuestra instituci\u00f3n musical\".<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cComo fan\u00e1tico, siempre agradecer\u00e9 su entrega y la pasi\u00f3n que puso en cada escenario y en cada producci\u00f3n. Como compa\u00f1ero artista, las mejores lecciones que aprend\u00ed me las ense\u00f1\u00f3 con su voz ronca, llena de historia y disciplina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gracias, Puerto Rico, por regalarme cultura y por regalarnos a Rafael Ithier\u201d, apunt\u00f3. 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