Brazilian Singer Lindomar Castilho, 'Rei do Bolero,' Dies at 85

Overview

• The death was confirmed by his daughter, Lili De Grammont, in a social‑media post, and no cause of death was disclosed.
• A single outlet cited a pulmonary infection as the cause, a claim not corroborated by the family or other reports.
• Castilho shot and killed his ex‑wife during a 1981 performance in São Paulo, was convicted by a jury and completed his roughly 12‑year sentence in the 1990s.
• In her message, his daughter reflected on grief, accountability and forgiveness, writing that he 'also died in life' when he killed her mother.
• Known for 1970s hits like Você é Doida Demais, he lived reclusively in Goiás in later years, with reports of Parkinson’s and fragile health.