Betty Malo said Raul Malo 'gained his angel wings,' honoring him as a loving father and musician now taking 'another gig in the sky'

According to Angelfire, Raul Malo had tied the knot with Betty around three years after band member, Paul Deakin, got married to Leanne Purcell. Betty was around six years junior to Raul. While he later met Betty, the record producer was also busy working on the projects of The Mavericks.

Raul Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr., widely known as Raul Malo, died at 60, after struggling with cancer for a long time, on December 8, 2025.

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60. He was battling colon cancer and later leptomeningeal disease, a rare complication when cancer spreads to membranes around the brain and spinal cord.

Raul Malo, lead singer for the Mavericks, passed away on Dec. 8, at 8:52 p.m. He was 60 years old. In 2024, he was diagnosed with colon cancer after a

Raul Malo, the frontman of the Latin-country band The Mavericks, is dead at 60. On Tuesday, December 9, Malo’s wife, Betty, took to Facebook to announce his death. “At 8:52 pm on December 8th, 2025, my

The music community is suffering the loss of Raul Malo, who died on December 8, 2025, at 60. His death has prompted artists, collaborators, and fans to reflect on his work and the impact he had on American music.