Chano Carpentier: his path from fame to drama

the health of Santiago Moreno Charpentier, Chano, the singer who knew how to be the leader of the band Tan Biónica, continues to be an issue that worries his family and fans, after he was admitted to the hospital on Friday Otamendi Sanatorium. Chano had been in that same clinic in May of last year, before being transferred to the Avril Clinic to continue treatment for his substance addictions, a problem that has been dragging on for several years and that has brought him several problems.

Charpentier became known from 2010, due to the success of so bionic. The band, considered one of the most important phenomena of the pop rock scene in recent years, generated great success and fanaticism in the public, reaching three gold records and one platinum record and popularizing songs like “Magic City” either “God’s melody”.

However, the band’s success was highly dependent on Chano’s state of health, who has long suffered from a cocaine addiction. This addiction led him to star in different controversial episodes, such as several car crashes. The first was in 2015, when he lost control of his truck Dodge RAM and rammed several cars parked in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez, and finally crashed the car into the gate of a house.

Months before, Chano had been involved in a similar incident in Jujuy. Some time later, in March 2016, the singer collided with the trailer of a truck at kilometer 49 of Route 3 near the town of Viceroy of the Pine. That year, Tan Biónica announced an impasse as a band, distancing itself from Chano, which is why he began his solo career with albums like “The other” and “The way”.

Chano Carpentier

Car accidents were not the only manifestation of his substance problems. Among the relationships that Chano had – he dated several famous women such as Celeste Cid either Juana Viale – his history with music militta bora It did not end well: in 2018, Bora sued him civilly and criminally for physical and sexual abuse. At first the case was dismissed, to later be reopened in 2021.

His personal situation continued to worsen after he decided to voluntarily enter a clinic at the beginning of 2017. east point “As a precaution and because it was not well.” Already before that I had spent some time in the Finochietto Sanatorium after not eating or drinking for several days.

Then, in 2018, Chano had to be hospitalized again for a picture of hypertension and psychosis, he remained under observation for a few days. But in 2021 what was probably his worst attack occurred: he suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen after trying to stab a police officer. Months later, in an interview with Jorge LanataChano said that “he consumed crying” and that he even told his dealer that “he did not want this for himself anymore.”

In May of the following year he was transferred to a detoxification clinic after having remained in the Otamendi Sanatorium with fever and a lung condition. After that, Chano returned to the stage with massive shows in Cordoba, Santa Fe and even in the Luna Park. However, again, his health worries his fans, and especially his mother, Marina Charpentierwho after keeping silent about her son’s condition used her Instagram account to ask for “respect and silence from haters and those who draw conclusions without knowing anything.”

by RN

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