Throughout his career, he won several awards, including Fundarte Prize and the Rafael Cadenas National Young Poetry Contest.
In 2021, he was denounced for sexual abuse, accusations that Mckey acknowledged, and the Public Ministry of Venezuela opened a judicial process against him.
Mckey issued a statement, acknowledging the allegations and announcing that he would withdraw from all his personal projects, including his collaboration in Prodavinci.
[10] On 28 April, the Public Ministry of Venezuela announced that it would open an investigation against Willy for the allegations of sexual abuse, along with musicians Alejandro Sojo and Tony Maestracci.
[11] On 29 April, Mckey killed himself in Buenos Aires, Argentina, jumping from the ninth floor of a building.