Marcos Petrillo: key obituary facts
Is Marcos Petrillo dead? Yes. Marcos Petrillo died on April 26, 2026, at age 67.
Cause of death: Marcos Petrillo's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Marcos Petrillo known for?
They was known as Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher.
Marcos Petrillo, a Brazilian promoter, author and music researcher, died on April 26, 2026.
He was identified with work connected to the album “Skylab,” a 1999 release by Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab that was later referred to as Skylab I. Petrillo’s name was also listed in IMDb as a producer.
Skylab, also retroactively referred to as Skylab I, is the second studio album by the Brazilian musician Rogério Skylab, the first in his series of ten eponymous, numbered albums. It was self-released in 1999 and produced by Robertinho do Recife (famous for his previous collaborations with Xuxa Meneghel, Hermeto Pascoal, Fagner and Geraldo Azevedo, among others), who also played the guitar and did the musical arrangements. The album is notable for containing Skylab’s most famous composition, “Matador de Passarinho”, among other hits which became staples of his live performances, such as “Motosserra”, “Matadouro de Almas”, “Funérea” and “Naquela Noite”, the latter a re-recording from his previous album, Fora da Grei. “Pedigree” was re-recorded twenty-three years later for Caos e Cosmos, Vol. 2. A music video for “No Cemitério” was released on December 31, 2025.