FILE - Puerto Rican singer Willie Colon accepts the award for best musica afroamericana during the Lunas del Auditorio Nacional awards ceremony in Mexico City on Oct. 31, 2018. Colon and his wife were involved in a serious car accident in North Carolina. Colon said it would be "a long road to recovery." (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz, File)
The world has lost a salsa icon and social activist. Today (Feb. 21), Willie Colón was confirmed to have died at age 75. The cause of his death has yet to be revealed. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and renowned musician, Willie Colón,” his official
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