Martica La d’el Cafè de la grossa i la Flaca ‘.
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For 29 years he served coffee and stole the hearts of Univision employees, celebrities and the public. She was Marta Martín-Carrera Ruiz, known to all as’ Martica la de l’Cafe ‘de la grossa i la Flaca’, who died this Saturday.
The first to confirm such sad news was Raúl de Molina who, beyond work, had a close relationship with both Martica and her two children.
He was precisely the presenter of the fat and the Skinny ‘, who at the end of January, shared the news that the beloved Cuban had contracted coronavirus and was hospitalized.
Although the cause of death is still unknown, Martica faced several health problems that gradually deteriorated her. That’s exactly why, that after 29 years working at Univision, in 2018 he decided to retire in the middle of a beautiful tribute they did to him in all the shows of the chain.
“Tonight I received the sad news of the death of our beloved #Martica. For 30 years I worked at @univision and @elgordoylaflaca from its inception until it retired. We loved her as much as she loved us. Rest in Pau an example of a hardworking woman and loved by all “, wrote Raúl de Molina accompanying the writing with a photo gallery.
How was the character of ‘Martica la de l’Cafè’ born? The beloved Marta was actually the one serving coffee at Univision’s Miami headquarters. She was winning one by one the hearts of all employees, famous and not famous.
One day, María López, who at the time was the producer of the fat and skinny ‘, decided to turn it into’ Martica the Coffee ‘ on screen, and quickly conquered the audience, to dare, not be afraid of the ridiculous and get carried away like a girl playing.
Her husband, her great lifelong companion, Don Ramón Rodríguez, died 6 years ago, With whom he shared 56 years of his life. Rest in peace, Martica.