Spain is in mourning. Just two days after the death of one of the great journalists of our country, María Teresa Campos, we have to say goodbye to one of the most important national artists in history: María Jiménez. The singer, actress and dancer died this morning at the age of 73 in her house in Triana, Seville.
The news has been made public through a statement that the family has sent to Europa Press. “With deep sadness and pain in our hearts, we say goodbye to María Jiménez today, a woman loved and respected for her unwavering commitment to her family, friends and admirers. An indomitable spirit, an overwhelming personality, a strong and courageous woman who fought against all odds. adversities beyond what is imaginable, “explains the letter. At the moment, the causes of his death are unknown.
The mythical actress was one of the most beloved women in our country. Jiménez went from dedicating herself to the world of household cleaning to being one of the most popular stars in Spain, making men and women fall in love with her simplicity, natural grace and self-confidence.
Although her facet as an artist is more than notorious and the woman had a 50-year musical career behind her, many of her younger fans know and remember her for her television appearances, moments in which she showed her most ‘scoundrel’ and It was as natural as life itself.
One of Jiménez’s most remembered interviews on the small screen is the conversation he had with the singer and presenter Bertín Osborne on the Mediaset España program Mi casa es la tuya. In this space, Jiménez opened up and spoke openly about the mistreatment he suffered for years.
“My mother, when she lifted the blindfold, when she denounced the mistreatment, even if it had been many years ago, nobody did and they took her for crazy,” explained the artist’s son in the Telecinco format.
”It was daily daily daily … a discomfort. I couldn’t stand a poisoned coexistence anymore,” the woman explained under the watchful eye of the interviewer. “You have to live it, you have to live it,” Jiménez said after her son explained that when he went to the judge he couldn’t even speak due to the intimidating presence of his father.
Jiménez has passed away and thousands of fans mourn his death on social networks. In addition, hundreds of colleagues fire her today and publicly acknowledge that she was a strong, courageous woman ahead of her time, who paved the way for many other artists and who did not have an easy time creating the empire she formed.
We don’t know if the artist was concerned about the social response that the news of her death would have, since she defended that she passed everything through “the arc of triumph.” However, Jiménez was aware of her more than evident contribution to the culture of our country, as well as to the music and film industry in Spain.