Isabel Torres, Spanish actress known for playing in the series Poison a Cristina Ortiz, one of the first to make the trans community visible in Spain, He passed away this Friday, February 11 at the age of 52. He had lung cancer with bone metastases, and his diagnosis had worsened in recent months.
The news was communicated by her relatives on Instagram, a social network in which the LGTBI interpreter and activist communicated with her followers. “Today, February 11, 2022, we say goodbye to Isabel. Although her family and her friends deeply feel her loss, we know that wherever she goes she will have fun as only she knows how,” reads the published text.
In addition, they take the opportunity to thank “all the expressions of affection and concern” received since he announced in March 2020 that he had cancer. She “she has left feeling very loved and protected”.
A life dedicated to the show
Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1969, the career of Elizabeth Torres was linked to the world of entertainment since in 1996 he participated in Photos, his first film credit. In 2005 she made history as the first transsexual candidate for Carnival Queen and three years later she resumed her acting career with the feature film road to madnessfrom I love Santana.
His first job on television was the program We’re going to the beach presented in 2010 in the Canarian disconnection of Antenna 3. But If there was a role that marked her life and her career, it was that of Cristina Ortiz in the series Poison of Atresplayer Premium, for which he acquired national and international fame and that was rewarded with the 2020 Ondas Award for Best Fiction Actress.
In March 2020, coinciding with the maelstrom after the premiere of the Los Javis fiction, he announced that he had lung cancer with bone metastases. “My body can’t handle the success of the series,” she said then.
Some time later, in November 2021, he published a video on your Instagram account announcing that his prognosis had worsened and saying goodbye to all his followers. “It has been a pleasure meeting you, being with you and living this beautiful experience called life,” she said, receiving a multitude of signs of support and affection from the sector.
His last public appearance was just a few days later, when he visited the television program Saturday Deluxe to review his life and career and receive A tribute after winning the Ondas 2020. In the studio of the Spanish network Telecinco They gave him the statuette that he had not been able to pick up, giving all the recognition to his work.
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