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▷ 2020, the year of goodbyes Argentina News



In 2020 there were many losses also in show business. The Covid-19 pandemic influenced the final unfortunate figure, as several figures lost their lives affected by the coronavirus.

In our country, we said goodbye to the multifaceted Horacio Fontova on April 20, who died at 73, and two days later the member of Les Luthiers Marcos Mundstock, who left at 77, died.

Mirtha Legrand mourned her twin sister, Silvia “Goldie” Legrand, 93, on May 1, who could not be fired due to the isolation protocols that were not allowed by wakes at the time. Goldie was an actress like her very famous sister in the golden age of national cinema. Also from that time was Linda Cristal, the Argentine-American interpreter of “El Gran Chaparral” who triumphed in Hollywood and died on June 27.

But before that, on May 15, the fate of Sergio Denis had its end. Hospitalized by a strong fall from a stage suffered fourteen months ago, the beloved singer could not overcome adversity. On July 9, the theater director Agustín Alezzo, teacher of actors, left us because of coronavirus. On the 19th of the same month, after fighting against Parkinson’s disease, Marcos Gastaldi, Marcela Tinayre’s ex-husband, passed away.

Recognized in recent years as one of the actors in the series “Los simuladores”, but with a long career in TV and theater, on July 25 we suffered the loss of Juan Carlos Ricci.

With just three days apart, two national TV historical figures, Hugo Arana, left us at 77 due to complications from Covid-19, on October 11, and on October 14, Raúl Portal, to his 81 years.

The filmmaker Fernando “Pino” Solanas, one of the most important documentary filmmakers, left this world on November 6 due to complications from the coronavirus in Paris, where he was serving as Argentina’s ambassador to Unesco.

The last semester was devastating for Argentines, because the whole town cried not only for essential artists for culture, but also for part of our identity, idols of which unfortunately there are no longer or will be. On September 30, Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, Quino, died at the age of 88. The cartoonist left a day after the 56th anniversary of the first publication of Mafalda, a character that gave him international renown. Although the reason for his death was not disclosed, it was learned that the artist had suffered a stroke the previous week.

And November 25 became a day of mourning for all the Argentine people and a large part of humanity. That day happened what nobody imagined would happen, and the press broke the news they did not want to give. At the age of 60, Diego Armando Maradona died, who was fired at a wake at Casa Rosada through which thousands of people passed.

But 2020 had another horrible news to give us in its final month. At the age of 67, on December 11, Carlos Calvo, an actor who won the hearts of millions of viewers in the 1990s, left and was hospitalized since his health worsened due to the different strokes he had. during his lifetime.

Outsiders

At the international level, the number of artists who left was also immense. Kirk Douglas, after a long life of success in Hollywood, passed away at the age of 103. The Swedish Max Von Sydow, actor of “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars” also died; comedians Jerry Stiller and Carl Reiner; Ian Holm, famous for his starring role in “The Lord of the Rings.”

The protagonist of “Glee”, Naya Rivera, lost her life in a tragic accident and was found after a week of searching in a lake. Also unexpected was the death of Chadwick Boseman, who played “Black Panther” in the latest Marvel films, who battled cancer for a long time and left the world at age 43. Kelly Preston, actress and wife of John Travolta, perished at age 57.

Two movie legends, “Gone With the Wind” star Olivia de Havilland, left us on July 26 and acclaimed British actor Sean Connery lost his life at the age of 90. Conchata Ferrell, remembered for the series “Two and a Half Men”, died at the age of 77 on October 12.

The music mourned Little Richard and Eddie Van Halen, Mac Davis and Jenny Roggers, and the leader of Jarabe de Palo, Pau Donés.

Until the end, 2020 continued to lead remarkable lives. Armando Manzanero died on December 28 from Covid, he was 85 years old. He was followed a day later by legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, 98. On the 30th, the damn virus won the battle against Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann in the famous television series “Gilligan’s Island.”


IN DECEMBER, BELOVED CALVO CARLIN LEFT US.
AT 90, BRITISH ACTOR SEAN CONNERY DIED.
ARMANDO MANZANERO HAD COVID-19.

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