Overview
- Staiti died Monday in Mendoza’s Hospital Italiano at age 64, and the band said there will be no public wake or ceremony by family decision.
- Reports trace his decline to a bacterial infection contracted in Mexico in late 2024 that led to severe dehydration and a month-long hospitalization, though no single medical cause has been officially confirmed.
- After singer-bassist Marciano Cantero died in 2022, Staiti assumed lead vocals and steered the band’s return to stages across Latin America and the United States.
- The group had planned a June–July U.S. tour with Spain’s Hombres G and was working on a greatest‑hits album with guest artists, plans that are now uncertain.
- Artists across the region, including members of Hombres G, Coti, Gian Marco and others, posted tributes to Staiti, whose band recently saw Lamento boliviano surpass one billion Spotify streams.