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Trini Lopez, singer and actor in ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ dead of COVID-19 at 83

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COVID-19 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.Mentored by Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra, Lopez became an international star while performing in English and Spanish.

Unlike Mexican American singers such as Ritchie Valens, Lopez rejected advice to change his name and openly embraced his Mexican American heritage despite warnings it would hurt his career.“I insisted on keeping my name Lopez,” he told The Dallas Morning News in 2017. “I’m proud to be a Lopez.

I’m proud to be a Mexicano.”Sinatra signed Lopez to his Reprise Records label after seeing him perform at a West Hollywood nightclub.

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