Chiquito de la Calzada de Tenerifeone of the most popular characters of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival, has died at the age of 87. Antonio Rivero had managed to gain a place in the hearts of all Tenerife residents after beginning to imitate the popular Malaga comedian, although in recent years, due to illness, he had had to abandon what he liked most.
When the authentic Chiquito de la Calzada became popular on television, it completely changed Antonio Rivero Estévez’s life, as Rafael Lutzardo wrote in NOTICE DIARY, was “Chiquito’s other self” and an inimitable person: “He was during Carnival and outside of this holiday season. It was common to see him on the streets of Santa Cruz, at any time of the year, showing off Chiquito’s gait, telling jokes to his friends, brightening the lives of his countrymen.” “.
Lutzardo stressed that the resemblance “with the real character is quite astonishing and the photocopy of the real Chiquito came to captivate the public that attended the Carnival.”
Antonio, the Little One from the Calzada de Tenerife, who was an institution for the party, was loved and admired by everyone for his affable character and his kindness of heart. After suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, he died in a hospital in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
