The recent deaths of actress Carmen Salinas and singer Vicente Fernández, prominent personalities in Mexican film and music They have revived the myth or reality of what is in the world of entertainment for a few decades now, with the popular legend that famous people die 3 at a time.
Iconic figures in popular culture such as ‘El Charro de Huentitán’ and Carmen Salinas, who left their mark in Mexico and their work transcended borders, have revived that usual myth that famous people never die alone. The legend is better known as Celebrity Death Rule of Threes, it says that a celebrity passes away, but in a short time two more say goodbye to the underworld.
The legend has its origins in 1959, the year that musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash, while on their way to give a concert in Minnesota. Since that February 3, several celebrities have been related to the Three-in-Three Law.
Examples of celebrities related to the law
- Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson: the three celebrities passed away consecutively in 2009
- Alan Rickman, Glenn Frey and David Bowie: the three world figures passed away in 2016, on different days but all three consecutively.
In Mexico, the Three in Three Law has been related to the death of several famous people, here we tell you their stories.
We started with Silvia Derbez, María Félix and Iran Eory, the three famous people passed away in 2002, the first was the actress Iran Eoryun March 10, a month later Silvia Derbez died of lung cancer and two days later María Félix saddened the Mexican golden cinema.
In 2016 there were three greats in the cultural history of Mexico, they are Polo Ortín, Evita Muñoz “Chachita” and Juan Gabriel. On August 16, the comedian Polo Ortín died, seven days later the actress Evita Muñoz left this world and finally the death that hurt many Mexican women and transcended borders was that of ‘El Divo de Juárez’, Juan Gabriel.
For this 2021, the cycle with Carmen Salinas, Vicente Fernández is contemplated and there would still be a third famous person to complete the myth of the Three in Three Law, However, some say that it could have started with the first actor Enrique Rocha.
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