Intimate farewell to Albert Rodríguez

The farewell to the actor Albert Rodríguez at the Teatro Braulio Castell in Bayamón captures all its artistic essence.

An image of him sitting in a director’s chair welcomes him to the theater lobby, the doors have only been opened to receive his relatives, students of the National Talent Academy, as well as his closest friends.

A selection of memorabilia is displayed in the entrance hall that reminds him as an actor of classic pieces such as the musical “Chicago”, as a comedian in his popular character “Ágatha”, and also as a ring collector, hats, skulls, mirrors and booklets of the works in which he acted or directed. Notable among these is a libretto from the comedy “The Condominium”, a local television classic that brought him together with his fellow friends Jorge Castro, René Monclova, Suzette Baco, Cristina Soler, Marian Pabón and Sunshine Logroño.

Producer Raymond Gerena announced that his friend and colleague was a fan of the characters from the famous Marvel production house, in particular “Iron Man”, an image that is collected in paintings, figures, as well as in a crown. of flowers located near the coffin.

Gerena, who met him more than 20 years ago and with whom she has shared closely for the past five, working together over the weekends, highlighted her friend’s “black humor”.

“I do my best, because I was a person with a black humor that I also have and that I love; I was extremely detailed. We had very similar tastes and whenever I saw something, I bought it, because it looked like me, or I saw something, and I said ‘I love it, I love it’, and I took it out and gave it to me … Besides, I always had these words of encouragement from when one felt down. He was always there for me, “the theater producer shared.

The artist’s vigil opened at 10:00 a.m. for his family. It is reported that three of the five brothers are found, and a sister who resides in Seattle would arrive on the Island today. Among the artist friends who have met are René Monclova, Jorge Castro, Marian Pabón, Suzette Baco, Sunshine Logroño, producer Gilda Santini and Ulisses Rodríguez. Early in the afternoon, when they opened the evening to the art class, Linnette Torres, Wanda Sais, Israel Lugo, Hilda Ramos, Modest Lacen, Víctor Alicea, Carmen Nydia Velázquez, Pere Joan Texidor, Sara Jarque, Marisol Calero arrived , Gil René, Alejandro Gil and Danilo Beauchamp.

Equally the students of the National Talent Academy have come together to dismiss who the executive director was. The school, located in Arecibo, was founded by Deddie Romero and Rodríguez with the mission of helping young school dropouts to finish their high school.

The coffin remains locked inside the theater, where a sequence of images with different stages of the artistic career is also projected, it was reported.

Suzette Baco: “He felt very happy”

Actress and coach Suzette Baco is still in “automatic”, she still uses the unexpected departure of who 35 years ago went from being her colleague to becoming her brother and even her neighbor. During this pandemic, they walked together daily and fantasized about how to change the facades of their houses.

“He’s part of my family. My family is in shock. My nephews love him, so he’s part of me, that’s why it’s such a big shock,” he expressed as he was on the lookout for related details in the evening.

“Albert and I fought a lot because it was a pain in the ass, it was always xava that xava, xava that xava, but he was my confidant. I’m not very open with people, but he knew my tail life out and I he knew that this information is there, he stays here and he left here. He was such a discreet man, so reliable, so kind, “he said.

Bacon stressed that Rodriguez’s purpose in life was to serve the students of the academy.

“He felt very happy, at this stage of his life, he felt good at peace. This existential crisis that can give us all at any stage of life, in the 30s, or 40s, or 50s, and to that he had “He was in a very cool place, very happy, very happy, and above all the school was what filled him and made him move happily every day.”

Rodriguez died last Monday, at his home, of natural causes. He was 58 years old.

Tomorrow there will be a public vigil at the Jalvin Funeral Home in Añasco, and on Saturday, there will be a funeral, which will be held privately.