Thousands turned out to pay their respects
José José performs at the Univision and the Latin Recording Academy honor Jose Jose at the Bank United Center on July 24, 2008 in Miami.
Relatives and dignitaries such as Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Culture Secretary Alejandra Frausto and Mexican singer Emmanuel were on hand. A photograph of José José was displayed with the words “How sad it was to say goodbye to us,” a verse from “El Triste.”“His manner of singing was the best,” she said, but one “felt different” seeing him live.
The ashes were taken later Wednesday to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe and to the neighborhood where the singer was born, and finally laid to rest at a cemetery.
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