Tongo was admitted to the hospital in an emergency and his relatives ask to pray for him

Tongo, the popular cumbia singer, interpreter of “La Pituca”, was rushed to the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN) due to health complications. His wife, Gladys Lupinta, pointed out that this decompensation would have occurred due to the removal of a tumor 23 days ago.

Several months ago, Tongo announced to his fans that he was suffering from end-stage renal failure due to a complication of diabetes. On that occasion, the iconic Peruvian artist urgently requested a kidney donation, since his disease had already become complicated.

In dialogue with La República, his wife, Gladys Lupinta, asked the musician’s followers to pray for his health. “We are going to pray a lot, that his fans make a prayer chain for him“, Held.

Complications in your health

In November 2021 After spending more than twenty days in the Intensive Care Unit of the Arzobispo Loayza hospital due to complications from diabetes that he has suffered for many years, the musician was discharged.

He also said that when they took him to the hospital he cried because he saw death up close. T”They were the worst (moments) of my life. They electroshocked me up to five times. Happily I responded well, otherwise they would be bringing flowers to my grave right now, ”he told the newspaper El Popular.

At that time, he thanked “God for this new opportunity, to my family who was by my side all the time, to the doctors and nurses, without them I would have died (…) I feel like I’ve been reborn.”