Another Honduran voice fading away! Renowned musician and journalist Don Manuel Castillo Giron He died this Sunday at the age of 83.
It was his son Manuel Castillo who confirmed the unfortunate news of the deathAuthor of “Adelante Selection”a song that was declared and presented as the official anthem of the national team on May 20, 1980.
For information that goes beyond social networks, his isBurial it will be in theJesús de Otoro Parish, Intibucá.
It is worth mentioning that artist Manuel’s health had deteriorated some time ago as he suffered an accident at one of his events when a huge canvas fell on him.
Who was Manuel Castillo Girón?
Born in 1940 in the parish of Jesús de Otoro, Intibucá, he showed from an early age a love of music that he inherited from his mother.
At the age of 11, Manuel wrote his first song, which he dedicated to his school friend, as he said a few years ago.
The musician was the author of “Adelante Selección”, a song declared the official anthem of the national team and presented on May 20, 1980.
He was awarded the national art prize “Pablo Zelaya Sierra”. In addition to the H anthem, Castillo Girón is also known for songs such as “Jelipita” and “El Indio Gualcinse,” Honduran folk songs.