Wilfrido Vargas hospitalized with flu and pneumonia; in intensive care

Singer-songwriter-musician Wilfrido Vargas He was emergency hospitalized with a respiratory illness, leaving his fans worried about the artist’s health.

According to a statement posted on the singer’s social networks, the Dominican musician is reportedly in intensive care for influenza and pneumonia.

“Teacher Wilfrido Vargas was admitted to a medical center in Santo Domingo on Wednesday morning with pneumonia and influenza A.

Therefore, the medical team who admitted him decided to admit him to the intensive care unit until Thursday in order to allow him to receive targeted care. ” the statement read.

Fans of the musician wrote to wish him a speedy recovery. “In the name of Jesus everything will be fine”, “God be with you”, “Let us pray to Jesus for a speedy recovery of Don Wilfrido Vargas, we hope he will return to Panama On the stage. Greetings from the Isthmus”, “Get well soon Master Wilfrido Vargas El King” are the comments of users on social networks.

Who is Wilfrido Vargas?

Wilfrido Vargas is a Dominican singer-composer, musician and orchestra conductor who is responsible for the internationalization of the merengue musical genre. He is also the founder and producer of the successful merengue group Las Chicas del Can and the Altamira Banda Show.

He has more than 60 albums, which contain his most famous hits, such as “Dog Dance”, “The African”, “Fools and the Moon”, “The Gardener”, “Funny People”, “I’ll Be Back”, “13 Years” and more

. He also appeared in three films in which he played himself.