MANILA, Philippines — Veteran singer Claire de la Fuente, who rose to fame in the late 1970s as one of the decade’s “Jukebox Queens,” and who as a businesswoman served as the voice of a major transport group, died on Tuesday, three days after being diagnosed with COVID-19. She was 62.
Her eldest son, Gregorio de Guzman, said his mother had a cardiac arrest in her sleep, which was believed to be related to stress and anxiety. De la Fuente was also hypertensive and diabetic, he said.
“Everything seemed fine. She seemed okay until last night, when her anxiety got the best of her. We were told that her heart gave in this morning. They (doctors) tried to revive her but there was n…
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