Marcelo Fromer; Guitarist for Popular Brazilian Rock Group
Marcelo Fromer, 39, the lead guitarist for the pioneering Brazilian rock group Titas, died Wednesday from injuries he suffered in a hit-and-run accident.
Fromer was hit by a motorcycle Monday night while he was jogging in the upscale Jardims neighborhood of Sao Paolo. Doctors at Sao Paolo’s Hospital das Clinicas said he had massive head injuries.
Fromer was a founding member of Titas, which was hugely popular in the 1980s.
The band, whose hits include “Lugar Nenhum,” “Comida” and “Desordem,” appealed to a generation exploring new freedoms after more than two decades of military dictatorship.
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