Overview
- Carlos Alberto “Pocho” Sosa died at age 82, a fact confirmed by Mendoza vicegovernor Hebe Casado on social media on Sunday, June 14.
- At the family’s request the Honorable Legislature of Mendoza hosted a public velatorio in the Salón Rojo that afternoon where hundreds of citizens, artists and officials paid their respects.
- Governor Alfredo Cornejo signed Decree No. 1190 establishing two days of provincial mourning with flags at half-mast and inviting the Legislature, Judiciary, municipalities and other institutions to adhere.
- No official cause of death has been released; reporting notes Sosa had suffered a stroke the prior year and had cardiac antecedents but those details remain unconfirmed by formal medical notice.
- Sosa’s six-decade career made him a leading exponent of cuyana music and a transmitter of Mendoza’s cultural identity, and formal tributes including a Senate homage scheduled for June 16 will seek to preserve his musical legacy.