King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have expressed their sorrow and have offered their full support to the family of the popular and ventriloquist Mari Carmen and her dolls, who died suddenly this week at her home in Tenerife.
The kings of Spain contacted Miguel Manuel Almanzor, the only son of the famous artist, to convey their deepest condolences. “The sudden loss of Mari Carmen fills us with pain and we want to convey our most sincere condolences and our presence and solidarity to the whole family in these moments of adversity,” they expressed in a personal message.
Despite their position, the monarchs also grew up seeing the artist, one of the most famous of her time. For this reason, they fondly remembered the indelible mark that Mari Carmen and her dolls had left in the lives of all those who grew up watching her on the small screen.
They also referred to the characters that the ventriloquist interpreted so vividly and that have become part of the common cultural heritage of society. So they sent their condolences to “Doña Rogelia, Daisy, Nicol and Rodolfo, who are already part of the childhood memories of several generations.”
In addition, the highest representatives of the Royal Household lamented the loss of Mari Carmen’s talent. “We will miss the creativity and love that Mari Carmen instilled in each of her four unforgettable characters,” they concluded in her emotional farewell.
The death of the artist has generated many rumors about the true cause of her death. First it was said that it was a fall, but her son wanted to clarify once and for all the real reason for her death.
Thus, Almanzor has explained in Espejo Público that his mother did fall, but it was due to a heart attack and not a misstep: “It was not down the stairs, it was at the door of the house, right on the sidewalk. she had a heart attack and fell by herself.”
