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Indio Solari Dies in Pool After Suffering Hemorrhagic Stroke
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Indio Solari Dies in Pool After Suffering Hemorrhagic Stroke

From La Naciรณn · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Carlos Solari, known as Indio Solari, died early this morning from a hemorrhagic stroke while in his swimming pool.
  • An autopsy confirmed the cause of death was not drowning, but a stroke, with his caregiver finding his body.
  • Solari, 77, was the founder and leader of the rock band Los Redonditos de Ricota and had Parkinson's disease.

Carlos Solari, the iconic Argentine musician widely known as Indio Solari, died early this morning from a hemorrhagic stroke. The 77-year-old rocker suffered the fatal event while in the heated swimming pool of his home in Parque Leloir, Ituzaingรณ.

An autopsy confirmed that Solari's death was immediate and not caused by drowning. His caregiver discovered his body in the pool after arriving at the residence. Solari's wife, Virginia Mones Ruiz, and the caregiver removed his body from the water before emergency medical services were called. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

Solari, the founder and frontman of the legendary Argentine rock band Los Redonditos de Ricota, had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Judicial sources indicated that while there were no initial signs of foul play, an autopsy was performed to definitively establish the cause of death, as per provincial legal procedures for suspicious or violent deaths.

The prosecutor's office in Morรณn is investigating the circumstances surrounding Solari's death, classifying it as an "inquiry into causes of death." The musician's passing marks the end of an era for Argentine rock, leaving fans to mourn the loss of a deeply influential artist.

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Originally published by La Naciรณn in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.