It was in March 2006 when Alberto Vega suffered a bicycle accident in the San Carlos de Apoquindo sector.
Alberto Vega SalvadóChilean actor, died in the last few hours, as confirmed by ChileActores, for unknown reasons.
The interpreter was known for having been part of the cast of the soap opera The stepmother (1981), where he played Ricardo San Lucasone of Marcia’s (Jael Unger) sons.
His life was marked by the accident he suffered in March 2006 in the San Carlos de Apoquindo sector, an episode he recounted in his book “Look me in the eyes“, released in 2013.
“It was the morning of any Sundayra. She had gone to exercise in San Carlos de Apoquindo. She was riding a new bike. I bought it in Sparta. It was somewhat cheaper than the usual ones, but not much more. It had the same elements. It was going fast downhill. suddenly a great silence“, Alberto Vega stated in his work, according to a publication from that time.
Due to a strong blow to his head, he was left quadriplegic, that is, he is conscious, but he cannot move his body. This is also known as the “Captivity Syndrome“.
This led to Alberto Vega to return to the house where he grew up in Ñuñoa, accompanied by two assistants who helped him in his new life and his sisters, as well as a small group of friends.
The computer that led him to communicate
In 2010, four years after the accident, the program Diagnosis of Canal 13 managed to deliver to Alberto Vega a computer called MyTobiiwhich was capable of read your pupils and thus be able to communicate.
The actress and screenwriter Elena Muñoz He declared at that time to T13 that thanks to this “Alberto’s life opened upbecause he was very lonely and mainly because people didn’t know what he was up to.”
“Before that program, on her birthday her mother, her sister, her nurse, my daughter and I were there, and on her birthday the following year there must have been 25 or 30 people. It was a super positive change, and also because it allowed him to work“he added.
It was thanks to this machine that Alberto Vega had the opportunity to write a book with your memoryand in 2014 premiered a play written by him called The Mountain Giants present Lear.
