Francisco Edgardo Mejia Perdomo of Chelsea, a former restaurant general manager who more recently performed as a DJ under the name El Cante Boston, died unexpectedly at his home on October 23. He was 58.
He was born on June 1, 1968, in Cojutepeque, El Salvador, the son of Rosa Amelia Mejia and Jose Rufino Perdomo, and went to school there. He kept a deep love for his home country all his life. He came to the United States in 2001, lived first in Washington, D.C., and settled in Chelsea in 2013.
For years he was the general manager of the Johnny Rockets restaurant in Braintree. Later he became a well-known DJ as El Cante Boston, playing at Mama Santos Café in Everett, and he sang at events and celebrations put on by La Colaborativa in Chelsea. The oldest of eight children, he looked after his younger brothers and sisters and was a mentor to them. He called his granddaughter, Starla, “the star of his eyes.”
He leaves his companion, Mariana Marisol Pineda; his wife, Blanca Rosa Beltran de Mejia; his daughter, Xochilt, and her husband, Nelson; his son, Franklin Mejia Beltran; his granddaughter, Starla Pleitez; and his brothers and sisters Mario, Walberto, Erick Wilfredo, Ana Ivette, Hector and Elmer Mejia and Rosa Yaquelin Mejia Perdomo de Beltran.
Calling hours are Thursday, October 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea. He will then be returned to El Salvador for burial.
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