section_path: Death
section_name: Death
paragraph_text: Death
  
  Pérez was killed on 8 April 2025 in the Jet Set nightclub roof collapse, which occurred during one of his concerts in Santo Domingo. He was 69. Pérez was performing with his daughter Zulinka, her husband Miguel Báez (who were his backing vocalists) and his band. Zulinka and her husband survived but the band's saxophonist, Luis Solís, known as "Chican," died.
  
  Following his death, Pérez's remains were laid at the Eduardo Brito National Theater, where a memorial service was held.