Text: Cuba News 360 Newsroom
“My phone is overflowing with love for my father and my family, on all four sides. I have no way to thank. The least I can say to everyone who is in the front row in this battle is Thank you. ” This is how Pavel Molina Ruiz shared on his Facebook profile after announcing on the night of August 18 that his father, the prominent actor Enrique Molina, had contracted COVID-19.
The messages of love and recovery have not been long in coming. “Yes, compay, hit it hard. Give him my Silvestre that you can. Don’t give up …… ”It can be read among the hundreds of comments that reacted quickly to the sad news.
And the fact is that the memorable character of Silvestre Cañizo in the soap opera Tierra Brava is one of the roles that has immortalized the outstanding actor in the history of art made in Cuba and that has awarded him important awards; among them that of “The best actor chosen by the audience” (2014) at the Festival “El Gallo de Oro y las 100 Flores” held in the People’s Republic of China, as well as the ACTUAR Award for the Work of Life (2018) .
Different personalities of national and foreign culture have been interested in Enrique’s health situation. The Cuban singer Niurka Reyes shared: “Force dear Molina !!! … get really fast, Cuba needs you … I send you a big hug.”
At 78 years of age, this actor who captivates from the screen faces a terrible disease that has already taken the lives of more than 4 thousand Cubans and he does so with all the strength and optimism, thus giving hope to those who follow closely. his state of health, of which Pavel continues to offer updates via social networks. Yesterday morning he shared an audio sent by Enrique that precisely shows his good spirits and that sustains his fighting spirit and his jocularity. “It’s that his sense of humor is always present, that’s why he’s alive” – he wrote as a perfect complement to the sound material.
While waiting for new news, messages continue to arrive: “The old man is a fighter. It will come out ahead. We all need it on the tables and on the screen. THE BEST!!!!”. “The best of the blessings for this great one, one of the fathers of the Cuban performance for you life, come on that you can, his life is bigger than COVID.”
Such a tough test was not necessary to show, once again, that Enrique Molina has won the hearts of the Cuban people, not only because of his ample and proven talent, but also because of his charismatic, humble personality and close to viewers. Molina is not only Pavel’s father, he is also for many other Cubans and he will always be a father for acting in Cuba.
The latest information shared about the actor’s state of health is that he remains stable, although he continues on oxygen therapy.
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