The lyrics of the merengue “Vagabundo”, which the vocalist Charlie Amarante pego in the decade of the 80, podrian, quizas, reflect the last years of his life, summed up in the vision of alcohol and with an aspect of indigenous, in his natal Moca , Provincia Espaillat.
“Déjenme vivir mi vida. Yo nee soja malo con nadie. If there is a borracho, if there is a loss, if there is a woman and there is a bond. Yo vivo mi mundo, yo soy vagabundo. I came to see the import on the truck that took off, ”Charlie sang in the“ Vagabundo ”meringue.
Charlie Amarante, cariñosamente “Chelo”, fue el cantante principal de la orchestra de Luis Ovalles, grabando temas como: “Palo bonito”, “Se fue la luz”, “La Fosforera”, “Se hunde el barco”, “La ley del embudo ”and“ El vagabundo ”.
The vocalist failed the night of the domino product of the complications that generate with them the excessive consumption of alcohol.
+ Wanted person
Charlie was a very loyal person to his friends. Including, Luis Ovalles confesses to LISTÍN DIARIO periodicals that he was like a German for his life, and that his death caused a great deal of sadness.
“Charlie was a herman for me, he was part of my family and I lived in my house for a while, even though I was living in Moca. Grabó conmigo todos los temas que tenían relevanzia, yo lo prefer en el por su leeltad y qualidad, fue el principal vocalista, siempre staba conmigo ”, expresses Ovalles.
“Chelo” receives support and medical attention to help heal the wound, but with many advances. It does not cooperate.
Some years ago, he was prosecuted by his superiors Carlos Amarante Baret, who led him through a process of detoxification and lied about the job of securing a school in Santo Domingo when he was Minister of Education (owner of July 20). 2013 to August 16, 2016).
+ Intent failed
“Alcohol can not be controlled by anyone, not by anyone. We are in a health center, looking for a psychiatrist to wait for him. Luis Montalvo has the attendance and no doubt. Luego se fue a Moca, allá le arreglamos su casa, pero siguió bebiendo ”, relató Luis Ovalles.
In December 2019, various media outlets announced that Charlie was living in a downtrodden situation. Without embarrassment, no one cares that they live in abandonment, so that the same amount of time is required to visit the barber and wear appropriate clothes, only on a whim, but only because his family does not pay attention.
“I’m gonna like it’s the tragedy and if I appear to be my baby”, I had to show a year ago the merenguero in an interview with the You Tube channel “The classics of Joan Abreu”.
Agricultural law: “Of the one thing that I suffer from the resurrection and I leave with the tragedies”.
In this conversation I also know that the only thing that matters is that I should be a baby.
+ From his career
Charlie Amarante initiated the tumultuous group of Los Juveniles, Luis Ovalles, in 1969.
Tiempo then converts in song and in the voice stellar of the musical group of his compueblano. Pocos percussionists have logged this transition into the merengue.
The first theme in Grabar was “Palo bonito”. When Luis Ovalles began to sing this merengue hizo that he grabbed because he liked more than the original, and from that moment on he grabbed all the exits of the agrupation.
From 1968 to 1991, the orchestra of Luis Ovalles recorded 117 themes in 13 discos and two apogees during the decades of the 70s and 80s, waiting for Charlie Amarante to converge and sing.
Other vocalists who were part of this grouping were Henry Castro, San José, René Caminero, Leo Palacio and Johnny Calar.
The Ovalles Orchestra performs all the awards of its era, between the “El Dorado”, “El Gordo de la Semana” and “Casandra Awards”.
+ Your route
In the midst of the 90’s, when Ovalles dismantled the group, Charlie tomo otros rumbos. In one of these routes, we decided to go to Puerto Plata, while working as a singer.
Luego was transferred to Moca, and was given refuge in alcohol. His family, heifers, friends and friends lucharon para ayudarlo, pero todo esfuerzo fue en vano.
One day in an interview with Tomaba alcohol because he was depressed about the love of some women: “Tomo because he likes the guard”.
To pose an impeccable image while staring at the orchestra with Luis Ovalles, the interpretation of “The Phosphor” is converted into an irreconcilable, desalinated person, living without a horizon in which death is encountered.
Pocos merengueros le dieron ayer un cibernético adio, como ahora se acostumbra. Sergio Vargas, among others, posted this post on his Instagram: “Today is a voice of our merengue, Charlie Amarante … Today I share the braces of the Senor. My condolences to the families ”.
Palabras. Ayer, Luis Ovalles praised Charlie Amarante’s vocal qualities and concluded that he was the best singer and related that when he performed a merengue of quality he was trusted with it.