It was announced on the radio in Miami (La Kalle 98.3 FM) that Cristian Castro committed suicide.
It was all part of a tasteless April Fool’s joke.
Gross. Suicide is nothing to joke about EVER!
Everyone knows we have a sense of humor…but this just isn’t funny. Period.
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Ivelisse wrote:
This was an stupid joke. I’m glad it wasn’t true.
04.01.2008 | 9:46 am | Link
berta wrote:
This is disgusting and not funny at all!!!!!!!!!!!
04.01.2008 | 9:50 am | Link
Ruth wrote:
I guess they were so desperate for ratings that they decided to toy with someone’s life! The ONLY reason I turned to that station was because a friend of mine called me telling me what she heard. This is low, even for a station like that. Not funny at all and you need to hire some new writers. They are obviosuly all out material. They are so ignorant that only they found their tasteless joke amusing!!!
04.01.2008 | 10:18 am | Link
Lindsay wrote:
No manchen..that’s too much
04.01.2008 | 10:33 am | Link
END wrote:
Stupidity doesn’t have limits, but it shouldn’t be allowed on a radio station, not even as an April Fool’s joke. I hope to soon read that they were sanctioned. I was going through radio stations and I listened to this… some fans called crying… what a shame to other professionals.
This type of sick joke/comment could send anyone over the edge, imagine a public figure going through a rough time, did they think of that?
04.01.2008 | 10:51 am | Link
loboferoz wrote:
These people are all correct, to joke on someone’s life like this is not a matter of laughter. On a separate note, I think he really does go after publicity.
04.01.2008 | 11:29 am | Link
Gina wrote:
some thing must’ve being wrong with the idiot the came up with such a stupid non-sense “Supposed Joke”
04.01.2008 | 1:02 pm | Link
JP wrote:
Who was the dimwit that thought this would be funny? And, as sometimes has happened in the past, family members have found out of their loved one’s death through the media. Can you imagine if any of his family members, or worse his mom, had heard this and thought it was true!? Can you imagine what they would have felt only to find out it was a joke? He may be an idiot but, at the end of the day, he is still someone’s family - son, brother, father, cousin. You just don’t play around with stuff like people dying.
04.01.2008 | 1:26 pm | Link
JessiMIA wrote:
It appalls me to think these shock radio people have sunk so low. This should be dealt with with a massive law suit . I hope Christian Castro’s people consider it.
I can only imagine what could’ve happened if somebody from his family with a heart condition heard this stupidity.
This shows lack of respect for the public and lack of creativitiy. How much fun it was when years ago a local rock music station played only country music all morning…we were all amused and they got us fooled. That is an April’s fools joke.
What La Kalle did was beyond what I’m able to mutter right now and I hope that the FCC gives them a huge fine.
04.01.2008 | 2:01 pm | Link
JJeannette wrote:
IIf we all hear their station you know that it was a joke. Everyone is getting so upset about this, you act like you knew Christian or something. Its April fools Day people, get a sense of Humor.
You nearly threw a party when they joked saying Castro was dead. Joe and Enrique Welcome Back!!!!
04.01.2008 | 2:04 pm | Link
fLOR wrote:
Se pasan!! me asuste muchisimo ya q yo soy fan de el y me imaginaba como estaria Veronica castro en un caso como este,gracias x avisar q fue una broma,aunque pesada!!
04.01.2008 | 2:06 pm | Link
Andrea Rios de Bono wrote:
Yo también me impresioné mucho….soy madre de un joven de 27 años, hemos tenido problemas, él creció sin su padre, me volví a casar y su padrastro alcoholico lo humillaba, vivimos violencia intrafamiliar, mi hijo se fué de la casa, dejó la escuela, por años me asaltaba el miedo que él se quitara la vida…a mi me diagnosticaron cancer y gracias a Dios y con ayuda profesional pude divorciarme después de 8 años de matrimonio, decidí recuperar el amor de mi hijo quién actuaba entonces como un adolescente resentido…volvió a casa en el año 2000, cada día le digo que lo amo, volvió a estudiar y ahora ya se independizó y esta por terminar la carrera de Diseño gráfico aqui en Guadalajara, México….aunque no estoy de acuerdo con la broma, veamos el lado positivo, a todas las madres, especialmente latinas que hayan oido la noticia ….nos hará pensar, incluyendo a la Sra. veronica Castro.
04.01.2008 | 2:58 pm | Link
JP wrote:
El Gossiper said it best:
Suicide is nothing to joke about EVER!
Everyone knows we have a sense of humor…but this just isn’t funny.
04.01.2008 | 3:13 pm | Link
JL wrote:
This was truly tasteless all I kept thinking about was his poor mother & kids. I was even late to work looking for something to be said on the latin channels
04.01.2008 | 3:36 pm | Link
Madeline wrote:
Okay, seriously people. This was just outrageous; completely distasteful and cruel! These people should be taken off the air, period. If something like this had been said about a brother, the African American community would be outraged as should we! Christian should sue and demand an apology on the air by the owner(s) of this piece of crap station.
04.01.2008 | 4:45 pm | Link
SingersDream wrote:
That wasn’t funny. They should think about the effect it can hold on people who look up to Christian as a person and as an artist. Someones life shouldn’t be played with in that manner, for those who think this was amusing, we as a majority know your character now, and its sad. Yes, it is good and a relief that he did not truly kill himself, but the after taste of such a joke is nothing desirable in any means. I remember last year they joked about Enrique Santos dying in a car accident, which even made me sad. Thats already getting old and if its ratings they are searching for, try being yourself and use more originality. We already like the guys, it is needless to have to play a prank such as that to have people tune in. Thats all I care to say.
04.01.2008 | 4:56 pm | Link
sweetboy wrote:
This is the greatest garbage, stupid and non-sense “joke” for a stupid occasion of April fools. Couldn’t they come up with anything better than that? This is just sick!!!
04.01.2008 | 4:56 pm | Link
judy wrote:
THis is tottaly not a joke!
98.3 shuld be stoped!
04.01.2008 | 4:58 pm | Link
Patricio wrote:
How in the world these people can actually have a spot on the radio?
It goes to show you the kind of culture we have in this city, there are many many latins who come here to better ourselves, but these two clowns of the radio are nothing but vulgar and tasteless!
They must be desseperated for ratings, if they got kicked out from the other station, why they allowed them to come back?
I personally will never tune in to la Kalle during their program, I feel ashame of them!
04.01.2008 | 6:05 pm | Link
princesskarenjo wrote:
stupid joke!!! when i heard it i got shocked! it wasnt funny at all!!!!!!
04.01.2008 | 6:38 pm | Link
Barbara wrote:
I thought these two guys had learned their lesson..
This was not a very funny april fool’s joke. I heard Enrique and Joe would be back, and I don’t agree with all they do, but this is the ultimate low.
04.01.2008 | 8:35 pm | Link
Cari wrote:
We should never make a joke about death. That soooo wrong. Personally will never tune in to La Kalle during their program.
04.01.2008 | 9:07 pm | Link
letty wrote:
I think the person who said this was a jack ass, and as a mother i hope Christian sues them. what a stupid joke i hope it doesn’t come back to them for being a stupid ass.
04.02.2008 | 1:08 am | Link
WPBQbanito wrote:
How can you compare Fidel Castro (a criminal, dictator, etc…) to Cristian Castro. Fidel Castro Dead would be something to party about. The so called “joke” about Cristian Castro’s death, shame on this radio station and the people that thought it was funny. Some times I wonder how certain people make it in this world.
04.02.2008 | 1:30 am | Link
alvaro wrote:
THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!
04.02.2008 | 10:00 am | Link
JoJo wrote:
One less, yeah!!
04.02.2008 | 1:31 pm | Link
Aurelia wrote:
The comment of Andrea from Guadalajara topped them all! Thinking about it very carefully SHE’S RIGHT. She’s right about making us mother’s think. Despite the fact this was not a joke I agree no one should use life or death in such a manner, much less directing themselves at a human being! We should all live under the theory TREAT AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED! I doubt very seriously they would like for someone to do that to them or a loved one! That’s being VERY INSENSITIVE!!
04.04.2008 | 1:49 pm | Link
Fernandoperdomo.com wrote:
I was his guitarist for almost 3 years.. It was me who played all the guitars on “No Hace Falta”
It gave me great displeasure to even read about this april fools joke…
i got a huge chill through my entire body..
so sad that anyone would ever make a joke of suicide
especially with a man I so admire!!!
-f
05.21.2008 | 9:57 am | Link
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