Agustín Ramírez (singer)
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- Singer
- songwriter
Agustín Ramírez | |
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| Born | August 28, 1952 San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Died | October 26, 2022 (aged 70) San Bernardino County, California, United States |
| Genres | Regional Mexican |
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| Years active | 1976–2022 |
| Labels | Discos Olympico Records, Luna Records, Fonovisa Records, Sony Music |
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| Website | loscaminantesmusica.com |
Agustín Ramírez Sánchez (August 28, 1952 – October 26, 2022) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, co-founder and frontman of the grupera band Los Caminantes.
Ramírez composed and was responsible for many of Los Caminantes' hits, including, "Palomita Mensajera," "Para Que Quieres Volver," "Regresaré," "He Sabido," "Volar, Volar," "Ven y Abrázame," "Una Noche," "Todo Me Gusta De Ti," "Mi Niña," "Lágrimas Al Recordar," etc.[1][2][3][4][5]
Ramírez also composed songs for groups such as El Tiempo, Los Sagitarios, El Jefe y Su Grupo, and in 1990, composed a ballad for the tropical group Los João called, "Una Noche Más Sin Ti."
In 1993, Agustín Ramírez received an honorary plaque award which was placed outside a wall of his hometown of San Pancho by the mayor. The mayor of that time wanted to honor Agustín for his achievements, recognition and pride of San Pancho, Mexico, and Latin America.
In 2016, Agustín gave vocals for "Para Que Quieres Volver" on a recorded track to La Rondalla Tradicional de Saltillo in an album titled, La Razón de Mi Existir.
Born in San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico, Agustín attended the seminary "Misioneros de María Niña" (an all-boys Catholic prep school), where he sang in the choir along with his brother and fellow Los Caminantes member Brígido Ramírez.[6] He was also an avid soccer fan, having played the sport throughout his childhood at the school with his eldest brother Bernardo Ramírez and childhood friend/future priest Father Mario Francisco Cabrera.[7]
Death
After a short-term battle with liver cancer, Agustín Ramírez died on October 26, 2022, at the age of 70.[8] His sons, Agustín Jr. and Anthony Ramírez, continue on with the legacy.