Showbiz says goodbye this Thursday to Mari Carmen María del Carmen Martínez-Villaseñor Barrasabetter known as Mari Carmen and her dollswho died this Thursday at the age of 80 as a result of a unfortunate fall into Tenerife. As it has been known, the body has been found at his home.
Well known in the 80s and 90s for his shows and his regular appearances in television as a guest in TVE spaces such as ‘Ladies and gentlemen’ or ‘¿Esto qué es?’, her last great milestone was a cameo in ‘La que se avecina’.
The news means the loss of one of the great ventriloquists of our country. In fact, there are few people who do not remember the mythical Mari Carmen who rose to fame for her appearances on ‘Saturday Night’ accompanied by her well-known dolls, including Doña Rogelia, Daisy, Nícol and Rodolfo, that after several years on the first television line, is now resting in peace in a box.
reactions
Various celebrities are reacting to the loss of the artist. Among them stands out Jose Manuel ParadaMari Carmen’s friend since the days of ‘Cinema de barrio’: “How alone your dolls are left. Dear and unforgettable, a pleasure to have worked with you. I only have the consolation that you left without suffering”, has assured the presenter.
It is not the first time that celebrities react to the death of Mari Carmen. In 2017, the hoax spread that she had died and that caused reactions from followers and friends. Mari Carmen herself had to go out to deny the news of her death.
Mari Carmen lived in Tenerife for approximately five years and passed in Canary Islands the pandemic of coronavirus. He considered the island the perfect place to retire and enjoy the last years of his life. “This is a paradise,” he came to say just a couple of years ago in an interview carried out by the newspaper EL DÍA, daily newspaper of Prensa Ibérica, as THE PROVINCE.
