Mexican television is mourning the death of one of its most beloved actresses and presenters, Verónica Toussaint. The comedian, also a comedian, died this Thursday at the age of 48 after a long fight against breast cancer that she has not been able to overcome. A piece of news that her own colleagues from the Imagen Televisión network, where she worked, were in charge of transmitting.
“We are informed that a few moments ago, at some point today, very young, after a long and hard battle of three and a half years, our dearest companion died,” reported presenter Ciro Gómez Leyva, visibly shaken and after interrupt an election news report.
“After a strong battle with enormous courage, with great dignity against cancer. But she couldn’t get over it and first of all her smile remains, her joy remains, her camaraderie, and of course her enormous talent (…) Wherever you are, dearest Veronica, don’t stop smiling ” , concluded the driver.
Although not many more details are known about what happened, his fight dates back more than two decades ago, when his appendix had to be removed due to cancer located in that part of the body. After the operation, she was able to breathe easy until 2021 when she announced that this disease had returned to his life.
“No one prepares you when they tell you, you have breast cancer, and this time it was my turn. More than a month ago they detected me and today I decided to share it with you,” she expressed live, as reported by El Universal. This time the cancer that had been detected was not as easy to eliminate as the first one.
A very beloved professional in her country who won important awards from the world of cinema. The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences itself wanted to highlight her professionalism to say goodbye to her. “We regret the sensitive death of our beloved Verónica Toussaint, actress and host, who won the Ariel for Best Female Co-Acting in 2018 for the film Polar Bear,” they have published.
This March 14, his latest work in the world of cinema was released. Verónica Toussaint was in charge of voicing the character Zhen in the film Kung Fu Panda 4 in the Mexican version. But one of her most important films was El Club de los Idealistas, in 2020, with a versatile role with which she managed to get into the pockets of critics and which ended up consolidating her in the world.
His roles in films and his participation in numerous television programs joined his most supportive and vindictive vein. The actress was very aware of her social commitment and, above all, feminism. For this reason, there are many who will miss this Mexican face.
