The World Boxing Association (WBA) has received with profound sadness the news of the passing of renowned Venezuelan singer and businessman Jorge Chapell\u00edn \u2014 a music star and a great friend of the WBA family through the organization\u2019s President Emeritus, Gilberto Mendoza, who was one of his closest friends.<\/p>\n
Chapell\u00edn left an indelible mark on a generation as the lead vocalist of the group 007, a pop-ballad ensemble that rose to fame with several hits, including the iconic \u201cEl \u00daltimo Beso.\u201d<\/p>\n
He was a dear friend of Gilberto Mendoza and an important presence in the life of the Mendoza family. Chapell\u00edn shared much of Gilberto Jes\u00fas Mendoza\u2019s childhood and became a positive cultural and professional influence, not only through his artistry but also through his success as a businessman across multiple fields. Above all, he was a remarkable human being.<\/p>\n
Specialized media outlets recently reported Chapell\u00edn\u2019s health issues, and after a series of complications, he passed away at 78, leaving behind a rich musical and cultural legacy.<\/p>\n
The pioneer organization mourns the loss of Jorge \u2014 a great singer, a dedicated professional, and above all, a great person and a true friend. Rest in peace, dear friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The World Boxing Association (WBA) has received with profound sadness the news of the passing of renowned Venezuelan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-288931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}