The last farewell to LIno Patalano. Photo: Movilpress
Lino Patalano died this Saturday at the age of 76. Yesterday at 20:00 family, friends and colleagues came to the Maipo Theater to say goodbye. On the morning of this Sunday, his remains were transferred to the Chacarita Cemetery.
Yesterday, after learning the sad news, the Maipo Theater suspended its performances this Saturday and opened its doors so that the entertainment world could fire Patalano. “Please don’t send flowers and make a donation to the Casa del Teatro instead”they asked the institute.
Carlos Rottemberg, who communicated his friend’s death through the Multiteatro networks, was one of the many characters who approached the Maipo last night and were also today in Chacarita for the funeral.
Eleonora Cassano, Anama Ferreyra, Andrea Pietra, Dalia Gutman, Mauricio Dayub and Fernando Bravo They were some of the celebrities who also wanted to be the historic producer’s last goodbye with his family.
At last night’s wake you could see Sandra Mihanovich, Carolina Peleritti, Ana María Picchio, Georgina Barbarossa, Daniel Grinbank, Gabriel Oliveri, Costa, Susana Roccasalvo, Flavia Palmiero and Marcelo De Bellis.
Patalano he had undergone a hip operation a week ago from which he was recovering favorably. But on Saturday morning he suffered a failure.
Confirmation of the sad news was spread on Twitter by the official account of the Comafi Multitheater, owned by Rottemberg.
“The surprise death of Lino Patalano deals a painful blow to the art community,” announced the tweet. “From this Casa del Teatro we will accompany your family, friends and colleagues in these sad hours”.
Inextricably linked to the Maipo Theater and all its stories, Patalano was born in Italy in 1946 and arrived in Argentina with his family when he was just five years old.
In his career as a producer, the first steps of María Elena Walsh, by Astor Piazzolla, by Mercedes Sosa, Nacha Guevara, Julio Bocca, Antonio Gasalla, Carlos Perciavale, Niní Marshall and many others.
It was also related to the business of Gato Barbieri, Hugo Midón, Enrique Pinti, Norma Aleandro, Amelita Baltar, Cipe Lincovsky, María Rosa Gallo, Facundo Cabral and Les Luthiers.
On the fifth floor of the Maipo, in via Esmeralda, for many years the legendary theater was also his home, the place where he “discovered” stars and collaborated in the construction of brilliant artistic careers. as well as bringing international artists such as Liza Minelli.
Source: Clarin
