Singer and actor Trini Lopez dies at 83 after contracting the coronavirus.
Trini Lopez
In the 1960s Trini Lopez hit the charts with the songs Lemon Tree and If I Had a Hammer, which went to no.1 in 40 countries. Stars such as Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra mentored the proud Mexicano singer, who was born to immigrant parents in Dallas. They were so poor Lopez had to drop out of high school to work, but his life changed after his father bought him a $12 Gibson acoustic guitar and taught him how to play. Years later in Hollywood, Sinatra signed him to his record label. Trini Lopez died at 83.
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Trini Lopez also appeared in the several films, including the classic – The Dirty Dozen – and helped develop a line of signature Trini Lopez Gibson guitars. Filmmaker P. David Ebersole just finished shooting a documentary on Lopez called “My Name Is Lopez.”
