The entertainment world is in mourning. The performer Ruddys Martínez, known in our country as ‘La Pantoja de Puerto Rico’, died last weekend due to a complication of her diabetes.
The artist was admitted last Tuesday, November 21, to the Doctor Center hospital in the Puerto Rican town of Bayamón and, after fighting for several days against different health problems, she died from a serious lung complication.
Before dying, the drag queen was able to say goodbye to all her fans through a post on her Facebook profile: ”Hello everyone, all, all, faggots. I am writing to you since my transition, my heart could not handle so much love. From where I am I will try to open new doors that I don’t know, those who love me will remember me and those who love me will have me in their hearts. As I always told them, you have to take care of yourself! They will put my body so they can say goodbye to me, coconuts…. Félix will be preparing everything for my last show. I’ll let you know soon.”
The news has shocked millions of people around the world, since until a week ago Martínez was sharing some photos from the last session that had been done. The news of her death has caused a wave of messages of affection and support on different platforms, where many followers have remembered the artist with love and respect.
For many, the ‘Pantoja de Puerto Rico’ is already part of the LGTBI history of the American country, since she dedicated her entire life to fighting for the rights of the group, as well as being visible and strong at a time when being different was paid dearly.
In addition, as one of her friends says on social networks, she was a ”Mother” (mother), since she welcomed many people into her home who had been kicked out of their homes because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. .
Martínez had a great reputation in Puerto Rico, but his art, charisma and history conquered millions of Spanish viewers thanks to his different appearances and interventions in the legendary program Crónicas Marcianas, a space presented and directed by Javier Sardá that aired on Telecinco between 1997 and 2005.
It should be noted that her character appeared in this format thanks to the presence of the artist Carlos Latre in it, who came to the program as a regular collaborator and really enjoyed imitating her.
