Saúl Blanch, Rata Blanca’s first singer and an early voice of Argentine heavy metal, died on Wednesday, aged 75, after weeks in hospital. The family does not want exposure. There will be no wake. The death is confirmed. A detailed medical cause is not public.

Clarín: he sang on “El sueño de la gitana” and “Chico callejero,” and in Plus and WC. Journalist César Fuentes Rodríguez announced the death on social media. His message, picked up by TN: “He left as he wished. All rock.” Infobae adds that he had been in intensive care in Buenos Aires. Hospitalisation, not a published diagnosis.

Born on 8 September 1951. In the 1970s, the voice of Plus: “No pisar el infinito,” the eponymous album, “Escuela de rock ’n’ roll.” After Plus, WC, with no record. Walter Giardino called him to Rata Blanca; live debut 1987, Luz y Fuerza. He recorded the whole first album, 1988, then left; Adrián Barilari replaced him. Solo: “Fiel a sus fieles” (1990), “Refugiado” (2006). In 2013 he returned to the stage for the band’s 25 years. Those are maps of a discography. They are not the cause of death.

Infobae: weeks in intensive care in Buenos Aires. The family asked for privacy over the details. In November 2024 the band had announced three dates at Teatro Flores, with Blanch as guest, for March 2026. That was an announcement then. It is not proof the shows took place. It is not the cause of death.

Fuentes spoke of grief and of a voice that opened paths. The family asked for quiet. No announced cortege. No hospital-written cause.

Source consulted: Saúl Blanch, Rata Blanca’s first singer, has died — Clarín.

Image: the Teatro Colón hall, Buenos Aires, 1 January 2006, Matt Riggott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. A concert hall, not a wake.

Sources consulted: Saúl Blanch, pioneer of Argentine heavy metal, has died — Infobae.