Actor and comedian Tristán Antonio Díaz Ocampo, known simply by his first name, He passed away on Saturday at the age of 86. in a Córdoba hospital after being hospitalized in serious condition due to bilateral pneumonia.
Tristan He spent his last hours in an intensive care unit. from the Tránsito Cáceres de Allende hospital, in the city of Córdoba, in “coma induced with an artificial respirator”.
Tristán was accompanied until the last moment, in addition, Mariano and Victoria, his other two children. “We pray that he recovers, even though we know the situation is quite complicated,” said the comedian’s son with years of experience in film, theater and television.
More than a decade ago, on the cusp of celebrating 50 years of her career, Tristán had fewer interviews than Luisana Lopilato in a semester. “I was bastardized by the media. You, for example, have never written me a note,” he told the reporter from clarion.
“Neither you nor any other media I could name you, even if it would take me all afternoon. Luckily the public exists…”, highlighted in that note.
A full-fledged character. When he was starting to make good money on TV, Tristán bought a car, a Honda Accord. 1979. “I remember well why I took him to bless Luján”. to the car? “Yes. And by the way, I wanted to say hello to my brother, so I remember well. His house was on the road and I was about to go to Mar del Plata to do Gogó and Tristán, the bell rings so-so“.
What kind of priest blesses imported cars? “The priests of Luján bless you. The car. The keys. It would be like blessing prosperity”he assured.
Tristán has spent the last three years in a rehabilitation center located in the province of Córdoba, following a hip fracture suffered several years agoand for which he was operated on, but was never able to regain mobility.
Added to this were other health problems such as the coronavirus infection, a cardiac arrest, an advance in his senile dementia problem and neurological complications.
More than half a century of career. “When I debuted, they made some very funny jokes to me. I had to replace someone who was my second father: Fidel Pintos. Jorge Porcel was in the lead, but he saw people applauding me. Did you know? She stopped talking to me for a year and a half,” she recalled.
Another on Porcel: “We were on our way to eat and he got up before the bill came. The third time he did it to me I said to the waiter, ‘when you see him get up, charge him. I no longer pay for their lunches’“.
Nestor? no, tristan
When Néstor Kirchner arrived at La Rosada, Tristán took center stage, but not only because of his role as a humorist but also because of his great resemblance to the former president. “I’ll tell you: one day I was returning from New York on the same flight as Néstor Kirchner and the captain said to me come on, come on, and it happens to me first. He was wrong, I thought,” the story of him began of him.
“It was quite common. At first it turns out that Kirchner was there too and when we got off we said goodbye, but discreetly. He was going ahead and I see he bumped into something. I look at him and I shout: “Don’t imitate me, eh!” closed the story.
“In crazier than a cow with (the model) Jésica Cusnier and with me it was the right thing. We were both idiots, we had nice bodies and every day he would tell us ‘turn around mommy, I want to see your tail’ or ‘let me play a bit’. Jésica had a tail and had to be kept silent because if they didn’t throw us out, ”said Fernández.
From Sofovich to Tinelli
Once, when asked about the “gerardization” of TV or “tinilization”, Tristán defined himself: “Give Sofovich an apple and a yenga and he keeps the audience in suspense for seven hours. Tinelli buys ideas from abroad. It’s not his ideas. He goes and pays. It’s like you go to Broadway and see this hit musical comedy and bring it. Do you understand?” he asked.
He worked with Adolfo Stray, with Negro Olmedo, with Porcel, with Marrone. Did you reach the category of comedian? “People tell me I’m a comedian. There aren’t many capocomics. There is nothing else left. Gasalla, Pinti. They do“he said at the time.
“In my case, I think it didn’t happen because I didn’t have my own TV show. And a rep. But I’m grateful. People laugh with me. A lot. Forgive me for this rapture of vanity,” he stressed.
Source: Clarin
