Mexican singer Juan Gabriel dies of heart attack aged 66

Mexican singer Juan Gabriel, a musical icon across Latin America for more than 40 years, died on Sunday of a heart attack at age 66, broadcaster Televisa reported. The prolific songwriter and performer, who was known for his powerful love ballads, died in Santa Monica, California, Televisa reported. Gabriel, whose real name was Alberto Aguilera, was born in 1950 into a poor family in the western Mexican state of Michoacan and rose to sell millions copies of his albums and have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.