Gustavo Cerati Death Reactions: Shakira, Juanes, Ricky Martin Mourn Soda Stereo Singer [TWEETS]

Gustavo Cerati has passed away at the age of 55 following four years in coma. The Soda Stereo frontman suffered from a cerebrovascular episode after a concert in Caracas in May 2010. In a statement made available on his Facebook account the family made the news official: “We communicate that the patient Gustavo Cerati died in the early hours of the morning, as a consequence of a respiratory arrest.” The message was signed by his doctor, Gustavo Barbalace, the Medical Director from the ALCLA Clinic in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His legacy will be missed and celebrities have taken to Twitter to react and mourn his death.

In September of last year false rumors of Cerati's death swirled in social media. At the time The Cerati Family updated their Facebook and has explained the situation and Cerati's current condition. "We need to clear up something that is recurring in web publications, false rumors and cruel jokes that come up from anonymous sources (although it seems incredible that someone exists that is able to do so). It still surprises us that some communication professionals replicate information without checking. And their have been various cases."

"Being our priority to attend and take care of Gustavo, these situations add up to, having to clarify what should not be necessary, beyond the harm this causes us," the statement continued. "We ask all the Gustavo followers to only believe our voice. We ask them and the professional media correspondants to not echo any of these messages without a base or backing. Of course we will take this time to thank the support and respect of the majority of people, that for more than three years has been by our side and has demostrated it every day in many ways."