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Israel Perales Ortiz (1972-July 23, 2015) better known in the music world as Mexicano 777, was a Puerto Rican rapper who gained fame across Latin America,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mexicano 777 perdió la batalla contra el cáncer - ELESPECTADOR.COM )〕 and in the United States. Mexicano 777 was from Caguas, Puerto Rico. Perales Ortiz adopted the artistic nickname "Mexicano 777" to honor his step-father, who is Mexican.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Murió Mexicano 777 )〕 ==1990s== Mexicano 777 began his musical career during the early 1990s, alongside such artists as DJ Playero and DJ Adam. During this era, Puerto Rico had a list of popular hip-hop singers, or "rappers", which included Ruben DJ, Vico C, Francheska, Don Chezina and others. In 1993, Perales Ortiz allegedly participated in an armed robbery of a Fajardo restaurant, in which he was accused of pulling a firearm on employees and taking off with $2,000 dollars in cash.〔 On June 22, 1997, Mexicano 777 was at a discothèque when a shooting took place. He held 19 year old Laura Isabel Aponte Rivera on his hands and prayed before she was taken to a hospital, where she died of a gun shot to the head. Aponte Rivera's mother Myra Rivera credited Mexicano 777 with helping her see her daughter at the hospital before she died.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cuando mi hija morÃa, Mexicano rezaba con ella en brazos )〕 During 1998, Mexicano 777 released his first CD, named "Entre el Bien y el Mal" ("Between Good and Evil"). He was later named "Rap Artist of the Year" in Puerto Rico.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mexicano 777 - Biography - AllMusic )〕 In 1999, Mexicano 777 became involved in the so-called Fight of the Millennium boxing fight between Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya, writing a song named "Triunfo del Milenio' ("Triumph of the Millennium"),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Atacama Viva - La Revista de la Región de Atacama )〕 which was played live before the bout. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mexicano 777 (Puerto Rican rapper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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