The Sevillian singer José Manuel Rodríguez, known as

El Mani

, died this Wednesday at the age of 59 in the San Juan de Dios hospital in Bormujos (Seville), where he had been hospitalized for a few days due to a strong infection.

Sources close to the family have confirmed to Efe the death of one of the most important interpreters of Sevillanas

since the mid-80s

, with several gold records during his career, which in 2013 suffered the amputation of a leg by a a health problem that he defined as a "mixture of diabetes and infection."

Born in the Sevillian town of Gines, he had several recognitions, such as the Gold Medal of the Province of Seville, a distinction received seven years ago, which is awarded each year by the Provincial Council on the occasion of Province Day, and which was a recognition to your career path.

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