Orlando Puerta, a veteran of Warner Bros. Records and an advocate of dance music, died Saturday of an upper respiratory infection. Although tested for COVID-19, the results have not yet been returned.
, where he worked from 1997 to 2009 as a promotion and marketing executive, and a longtime advocate of dance music, died in the early morning hours of Saturday of an
The Los Angeles-based Puerta most recently returned to running his own company Citrusonic LLC and Citrusonic Label Group, where he served as president. He specialized in cA&R over his 30 years in the business and was known throughout the industry as a staunch Madonna devotee.It is with great sadness that we tearfully announce the passing of our founder, leader and dear friend Orlando Puerta.
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