The king of the Galician orchestras dies, beset by legal and health problems

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A concert by the Panorama orchestra, one of Ángel Martínez Pérez’s bands.

ngel Martnez Prezconsidered for decades the king of the orchestras of Galiciahas died this Thursday morning in the municipality in which he resides, Pontevedrs de Poio. According to all the investigations carried out so far, he himself ended his life after falling from the boat bridge to the highway AP-9.

The well-known businessman, nicknamed Litocame to control a very lucrative business and own two of the main orchestras in the sector, Panorama and Pairs of Girlbut for years he lived his own decline, beset by mental problems, a degenerative neurological disease and numerous legal proceedings that brought him to the bench on several occasions.

This Thursday, at the age of 58, he died very close to the place where he lived, the urbanization of A Caeira, around 11:00 am, as various sources have confirmed to this newspaper. The death occurred in the municipality of Poio and caused a wide deployment of means of the Civil Guard, which is now investigating the death.

Martnez Prez’s state of health worsened as his legal problems increased, since the fiscal and the Tax agency Several investigations were opened against him for allegedly defrauding the payment of taxes on his businesses for years.

One of the legal cases is pending trial at his death, since last November the Provincial Court of Pontevedra He suspended a hearing in which he faced sentences totaling 35 years in prison and a fine of 13 million euros for various alleged tax crimes because his defense presented a forensic report that concluded that he was not fit to attend the trial.

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Ángel Martínez Pérez was incapacitated at the civil level and in recent years his delicate health had already led to the suspension of several trials. In his last court appearances, his physical deterioration was evident and he also showed signs of neurological deterioration.

This famous businessman from the world of entertainment came to add five simultaneous judicial investigations, but at his death he only had one that was subject to appeal. It dated from June 2021 and sentenced him to two years and three months in prison for tax crimes.

The businessman had already been tried and sentenced to 12 years in prison for these events in 2017 and 2018, but the supreme court annulled the sentence and forced a repeat trial. After repeated, the sentence was reduced to two years. In other legal proceedings, he was acquitted and his death leaves several in the are.

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