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Fernando Molina’s life took an unexpected turn almost three years ago after the death of his wife Concepción from cancer, leaving him in charge of his two young children Christian and Fernandito. She was 18 years old when she met the love of her life, the first meeting was at a clown agency where Conny was working as a secretary.
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Fernando is dedicated to the art of being a clown. For the smiling worker, love knocked on his door when he was barely 18 years old. That is how he began his romance; after eight months they decided to get married and move in together.
“He fell in love, I fell in love and it was a very beautiful relationship, very mop; Since we started talking we did chemistry, once we fell asleep outside her grandmother’s house in the car, we ate at my mother-in-law’s house, then we planned to live together, we took out a house and the car was with money that I earned juggling in the traffic lights, ”he mentioned.
After an intense struggle to achieve their goals, they began planning to have a family. Conny suffered from hypothyroidism, but with fertility treatment she became pregnant with her first child Christian, later another was made and Fernandito was born.
It was on July 3, 2018, Conny’s birthday when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, then it went to the bones, the spine, she had a stroke and was in bed for a long time. Fernando was the strongest pillar of the house, as he had a livelihood, took care of his wife and children, he also tried to fulfill one of his biggest dreams as a clown.
“She always said that she felt fine, that it did not hurt but the studies showed that her vertebrae were destroyed and her chest was completely invaded, she took her to radiotherapies and she never cried, she was very strong; That same year I was on a tour with a circus, I was the comedian at the Las Vegas Magic Show, but she spoke to me and I decided to take care of her, ”he explained.
Before Conny’s death, Fernando’s world seemed to fall apart, as the oldest of his children began to take therapies to bear the loss, made changes in his home and everything managed to settle in a better way until the pandemic arrived.
“For this, basically, I was not 100 three years with my children; So returning to take up the role of father and mother was very bastard; I was on tour with the circus, it was a dream I had had for years and I worked in a circus with Brazilian dancers from Circus Soleil, it was something strong because I changed my entire dream because I was a father, “he said.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Fernando was left without a job due to the cancellation of events, not only did he not have an income, but he also had to fulfill the role of being a mother, father and working to bring a livelihood home. That is why you decided to become a Betterware distributor so you can get ahead and bring your daily bread to your home.
“My child character is Tilín, but I also have an adult character who has pure black humor, when I lost my job I started selling things at the flea market, I made raffles, my friends help me take care of the children when I went to work, I had to adapt to everything: to the food, the doctor, the routines but with the pandemic everything turned me around but it is already being coupled ”, he said.
The artist shared that among the difficulties that arose was how to explain to his youngest son that his mother had passed away, as he did not remember much of her; however, he sought a way to teach her to understand where her mother is now.
“We are making a nice team, they are men, it is an advantage; I am very open in many aspects and I speak with them, we have very good communication, we eat, we watch TV, we do homework, we rest and finally we do something at home, ”he said.
Since 2018 the family’s daily routine begins at 6:00 a.m., take a bath, get ready for school and Fernando prepares a delicious breakfast, later Christian and Fernandito arrive at school, while their father continues working with the selling items for the home and events as a little clown.
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“I am blessed to be the owner of my time and to be able to be with them one hundred, that feeling of being a father you will never experience again, that will not be repeated, children are the most precious gift, the best experience in the world, there is no comparison, knowing that you are going to have a child is the greatest thing, it is the most beautiful gift ”, he concluded.
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