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Group leader Cleto Escobedo III’s cause of death revealed
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Jimmy Kimmelthe long-time conductor, Cleto Escobedo IIIdied because his heart couldn’t pump enough blood to keep him alive, TMZ has learned.
We obtained Cleto’s death certificate and it lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause of death… with vasodilator shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver as the underlying causes.
The document also states that other conditions that contributed to Cleto’s death include sepsis, graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease and pneumonia.
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Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs… according to the Mayo Clinic.
The doc says Cleto was cremated and the certificate says he was an artist who played music for 40 years.
Escobedo had been noticeably absent from “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for months after getting sick — before Jimmy confirmed his death in an emotional tribute on Instagram.
Cleto and Jimmy go back a long way: They grew up together in Las Vegas, and when Kimmel landed his late-night gig in 2003, he fought hard to make Cleto the leader of Cleto and the Cletones, claiming he didn’t have better chemistry with anyone else.
Cleto was 59 years old.
RIP
