Mavericks Frontman and Award-Winning Musician Raul Malo Dies at 60

Malo was diagnosed with colon cancer last year. His career as a singer, songwriter, and producer spanned three decades.

Raul Malo of The Mavericks performs at the 2022 Stagecoach Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., on May 1, 2022. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Stagecoach

The Mavericks frontman and cofounder Raul Malo has died at age 60 following complications from colon cancer.

Malo died on Dec. 8, his family confirmed, after a battle with leptomeningeal disease (LMD), a rare complication from cancer that spreads from one part of the body to membranes in the brain and spinal cord.