Mariano Iúdica and Nelson Castro were present at his farewell. Photo: Movilpress
This Wednesday at noon the last farewell to the remains of chub Fontanathe prestigious announcer and one of the major representatives of Argentine radio and television.
The driver’s body was overnight at the Zucotti wake in Thames Street, but at the express wish of him, who communicated it to his family before leaving, the wake was not open to the public.
Only Fontana’s family and very close friends attended his farewell. His two daughters, Ludmila and Antonella, were present very early and the media who came to say their last farewell to the journalist were Mariano Giudica, Giulio Riccardo Y Nelson Castro.
Ludmila, one of Cacho Fontana’s daughters. Photo: Movilpress
Then, to comply with the announcer’s wishes, his daughters moved his body to the Chacarita cemetery and at 2:00 pm his remains were cremated.
The communicator died at the age of 90, having had several health incidents in recent times. In April 2021, in the height of the pandemic, Cacho was hospitalized for bilateral pneumonia, after contracting Covid-19 for the second time (the first was in 2020).
Antonella and Ludmila, Cacho Fontana’s two daughters and the pain of their father’s farewell. Photo: Movilpress
Despite being discharged at the time, his health had deteriorated considerably. One of the surprising things about his departure was his death two days after Liliana Caldini, his ex-wife and mother of his twin daughters.
It was Antonella who spoke to the media in the last few hours and told how her family remained after this sad outcome: “We are all destroyed”.
Fontana’s body leaving for the cemetery. Photo: Movilpress
“What happened to my father was an outcome that would happen at some point, but what happened to my mother was not expected,” he assured. And she explained that the driver’s Fountain show Y question about odollo At the time of departure, she was unaware of her partner’s death for 12 years.
Nelson Castro went to greet Cacho Fontana. Photo: Movilpress
Mariano Giudica. Photo: Movilpress
Julio Ricardo at the farewell to Cacho Fontana. Photo: MovilPress.
The last farewell to Cacho Fontana: friends and relatives greeted the remains of the Argentine radio icon. Photo: Movilpress.
After his death, the networks filled with messages
The famous echoed the news and fired the prestigious driver on social media, underlining the importance of his career, especially for the various communicators who have followed in his footsteps.
One of those who had him as a reference and referred to his farewell was Beto Casella: “Cacho, the inventor of today’s radio, is gone. RIP, dear Cacho Fontana. “
Moved by the news, journalist Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú expressed her pain in statements to TN: “Working with Cacho has been a wonderful experience. I’m very sorry, we had a great relationship. Working with him was a wonderful adventure. “
“I was mobile from Channel 7 and they came to tell me my name was Cacho, I couldn’t believe it. We became very good friends, he was very impressive. He always had great initiatives, a grasp of information,” he recalled and added: “I interviewed him a year and a half ago and I noticed him lucid, with a sense of humor. He loved challenges.”
Another radio man, Oscar González Oro, also joined in the farewell words: “I’m still shaken. It paralyzes me, the flashbacks. He was a friend, the person I had lunch with twice a week. He was a human being with flaws and virtues, creator of great hits and a style of making radio “.
“What attracted me to Cacho was his voice, his tone, the way he handled him. He had a sense of humor, which Cacho bought me. What he informed and entertained,” he added as a tribute.
For her part, model Luciana Salazar joined with a message from her Twitter: “QEPD Cacho Fontana. A great man is gone.”
Uruguayan comedian Pichu Straneo also joined the farewell, posting an emotional memory with Cacho on his Twitter account. “A giant left, a point of reference among many, a pioneer. I was lucky enough to meet him and take a comedy step with him. QEPD Cacho Fontana, unique and incomparable “.
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Source: Clarin