Popocho, icon of the Mondragón Orchestra and faithful squire of Gurruchaga, dies

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• Interview. 40 years of Orquesta Mondragón

Pedro Ayestarán 'Popocho', the mythical 'silent actor' of the Orquesta Mondragón, died this Saturday at the

A relative found him fainting at his home and was taken to the Donostia Hospital Emergency Room.

There his death was certified by a cardiac arrest suffered while he slept.

Popocho became an icon in the Basque Country as a

With memorable performances on TVE since the 70s, the Mondragón Orchestra has 14 albums, four compilations and countless performances.

"The history of the Orquesta Mondragón has been a bit of

my story. And in that sense, I have not had to pay many bills, as far as regards music with other people. He enjoyed great friends with excellent partners,

It was a bit of my soundtrack, "Javier Gurruchaga evoked for EL MUNDO.

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