{"id":113148,"date":"2025-12-09T13:52:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/country-star-raul-malo-dead-at-60-113148"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:52:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:52:17","slug":"country-star-raul-malo-dead-at-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/country-star-raul-malo-dead-at-60-113148","title":{"rendered":"Country star Raul Malo dead at 60"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, died Monday, Dec. 8, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/health\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">battle with cancer.<\/a> He was 60.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy Award-winning musician&#8217;s wife, Betty Malo, confirmed his death on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Malo was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2024 and disclosed in September that he was also fighting leptomeningeal disease (LMD), a rare condition where cancer spreads to the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-star-raul-malo-shares-cancer-taken-turn-rare-complication-cancels-2025-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COUNTRY STAR RAUL MALO SHARES CANCER HAS \u2018TAKE A TURN\u2019 DUE TO RARE COMPLICATION, CANCELS 2025 SHOWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was called to do another gig \u2014 this time in the sky \u2014 and he\u2019s flying high like an eagle,&#8221; Betty Malo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/683459634\/videos\/1404531084656480\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote online<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one embodied life and love, joy and passion, family, friends, music, and adventure the way our beloved Raul did. Now he will look down on us with all that heaven will allow, lighting the way and reminding us to savor every moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/hollywood-stars-who-died-2025-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO DIED IN 2025: PHOTOS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;Dino, Victor, Max and I \u2014 along with our entire family \u2014 thank all of you for your love and support through all of this. We felt every bit of it. In Raul\u2019s own words: \u2018Much\u00edsimas gracias.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Born Raul Francisco Mart\u00ednez-Malo Jr. in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami<\/a> to Cuban parents, he co-founded The Mavericks in 1989 with drummer Paul Deakin and bass guitarist Robert Reynolds. Their self-titled debut album was released the following year on the independent, Miami-based label Y&amp;T Music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In September, The Mavericks canceled the remaining 2025 tour dates for Malo to focus on his health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to update you all on my health, as things have taken a turn,&#8221; Malo captioned a video on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As it goes with cancer, it\u2019s a very unpredictable and indiscriminatory disease. I\u2019ve developed something called LMD, which stands for &#8216;get this s&#8212; out of my head.&#8217; Treatment for this is radiation, which I will start tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DO_vVqdkUrr\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He added, &#8220;We will probably jump into some chemo, and are even looking at alternative therapies. But it\u2019s time to take your words to heart of resting &amp; recovering, so that\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Malo noted that &#8220;all shows going forward are canceled,&#8221; but promised fans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mavericks<\/a> will &#8220;continue doing cool projects, releasing live recordings, merchandise, Trovador and so forth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks released their 13th studio album, &#8220;Moon &amp; Stars,&#8221; in 2024. Between that and their debut, the band received a Grammy, two Country Music Association awards and three Academy of Country Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Raul has a BMI award for songwriting for &#8220;All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down&#8221; and was nominated for several solo Grammys, including one for his album &#8220;Lucky One&#8221; and another for his work with the Latin supergroup Los Super Seven.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Betty; sons Dino, Victor, and Max, mother Norma, sister Carol, and Mavericks bandmates Paul Deakin, Eddie Perez and Jerry Dale McFadden.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-star-raul-malo-dead-60\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/country-star-raul-malo-dead-60 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, died Monday, Dec. 8, following a battle with cancer. 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