The leading actor, Ignacio López Tarso, announced that he tested positive for Covid-19 this Tuesday. That is why he has postponed his tribute and a play in which he participates.
When you catch the disease, you must remain in isolation and special care. López Tarso is 97 years old, so he will receive special attention and care from both the doctors and his relatives.
“Dear friends of my social networks: I want to inform you that I am fine, although I have some mild symptoms of Covid. Therefore, the tribute they had prepared for me in Michoacán had to be postponed. I am at home ”, was part of the message that he released.
This is the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in which the first actor is infected with coronavirus. Although during isolation he had already been hospitalized; however, it was not confirmed that he was due to this disease.
Ignacio López Tarso’s last appearance was on August 29 when he attended the Palace of Fine Arts as part of the tribute to Silvia Pinal.
Who is Ignacio Lopez Tarso?
He is considered one of the great actors of the golden age of Mexican cinema. She has also participated in theater, cinema, soap operas, television series and dubbing.
His beginnings were in the theater when he was 28 years old and he participated in La Celestina in 1953. As part of his most recent work, he participated this year in an episode of the Vecinos series.
In it he played Don Lorenzo Ruiz, father of Lorena played by Ana Bertha Espín. In the cinema he has dedicated himself to dubbing and lent his voice to “Vlad” in Hotel Transylvania 3.
López Tarso was born on January 15, 1925. One of his most outstanding performances was the 1960 film Macario.
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