With 80 years already fulfilled and more than 60 in the artistic scene, Jose Luis “El Puma” Rodriguez He is one of the most successful and popular Latino artists of the last half century. The one born in Venezuela has summoned true crowds throughout all his tours in Latin America, and is still current and active. Even after having undergone a double lung transplant in 2017.
Precisely this recent surgical intervention -overly complex- has forced the “Cougar” Rodriguez to having to abandon certain habits that make up their traditional diet, including drinks. And many of these tastes are pleasures that the “Hold on your hands” singer acquired after traveling through different countries, and that he is now readjusting to living without them.
3 prohibited foods of “Puma” Rodríguez after his double lung transplant
A few days ago, the singer Jose Luis Rodriguez He was interviewed by the newspaper Infobae, and there he joined the challenge of being #ArgentinoPorUnDia, as this block has been titled. There the singer was challenged to prepare an asado (typical dish of the South American country), and it was in this context that the “Puma” confessed that he had to leave this food – among others – as an indication after his transplant.
Although he acknowledged having eaten several barbecues during all his trips to Argentina, “The Cougar” Rodriguez He indicated that he has been forced to abandon this dish from his diet, since he needs to eat a healthy diet.
The restriction to eat barbecue is not limited only to meat, but also to other foods that are usually prepared on the grill within this traditional “Argentine ritual.” Sausages, black pudding, gizzards and chitterlings are part of the prohibited foods for “The Cougar” Rodriguez. “They’re a cholesterol cult,” she declared with a laugh.
One of the drinks preferred by Argentines to accompany their inevitable “barbecue” is fernet with cola (and from the most popular brand in the world, if possible).
And imagine how great will be the sacrifice of the “Cougar” Rodriguez In this new healthy life that he is leading, he also had to give up this drink, another habit that he had incorporated into his life.