Former Caifanes Guitarist Alejandro Marcovich in a Coma Following a Stroke, His Family Reports

Alejandro Marcovich, former guitarist of the Mexican band Caifanes, is in a coma after suffering a stroke on Tuesday night (May 19), his family informed on Friday (May 22) in a statement published on social media.

“The musician is in a coma in the intensive care unit with a reserved prognosis,” said the document, signed by Marcovich’s wife, Gabriela Martínez, and their children Béla and Diego.

The family says that the 65-year-old guitarist was rushed to the hospital after suffering the cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and that he is “in good hands with specialist doctors alongside his wife and two children.”

“For this reason, he will not be able to attend the previously scheduled concert dates until further notice,” the family adds. They also express their gratitude for the outpouring of love from his fans and the well wishes for his recovery, hoping for a swift improvement in his condition.

Alejandro Marcovich was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1960 but has lived in Mexico since the 1970s when his family went into exile in the North American country following the 1976 coup d’état. He was a founding member of the legendary band Caifanes from 1989 to 1995, and before that, of Las Insólitas Imágenes de Aurora. Due to disputes and irreconcilable differences between the guitarist and vocalist Saúl Hernández, Caifanes disbanded, but in 2011, the band celebrated a historic reunion.

Considered one of the most legendary and influential bands in the Mexican rock scene, with classics such as “La Negra Tomasa” and “Mátenme Porque Me Muero,” Caifanes was highlighted this year in the top 10 of Billboard‘s 50 Best Latin Rock Bands of All Time, ranking at No. 7.

In 2010, Marcovich was diagnosed with a brain tumor, for which he underwent surgery. In 2022, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.