The news has taken everyone who knew her and everyone who admired her by surprise. He wasn't feeling bad, he still had a fairly intense schedule and his plans included continuing working. It was her boyfriend, Chema Prado, who revealed the cause of death of the actress Marisa Paredes, at 78 years of age, in the early hours of this Tuesday.
Prado was the first to arrive at the San Isidro funeral home, where the wake for family and friendsbefore a funeral chapel that will open this Wednesday to the entire public at the Spanish Theater, to say goodbye to her as what she was, one of the most iconic actresses in our country.
Despite the recent loss, he did not hesitate to attend to the media in a very friendly way, in some very complicated moments, but despite which he wanted attend, very calmly, to each of the questions.
Chema Prado, attending to the media at the funeral home. (Gthree)
The former director of the National Film Library asked, first of all, Sorry for not being able to serve everyone as I would like.: “I am very affected. It is a tremendous loss.” He then confirmed that the death had been sudden, in the early hours of this Tuesday, and that he was not feeling “particularly” bad: “He had a heart failure and that… right away…”he confessed then, addressing the cause of his partner's unexpected death.
Prado also confirmed that the previous Sunday, just a few before her death, Marisa Paredes had been at the theater, watching her daughter, María Isasi on stage: “If she wasn't feeling bad,” she stated. Furthermore, he confirmed that The actress had projects for next year and wanted to continue working.
Finally, he assured that he wanted them to remember his partner “as an extraordinary person and a magnificent actress”while he entered, quite sadly, inside the San Isidro funeral home to wait for the arrival of family and friends.
Theirs was always a discreet relationship that began in 1983, some time after Marisa broke up with Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, with whom she spent seven years and became the father of her only daughter. The occasions on which they posed together were very rare. Cannes became the most common setting for their joint appearancesfirst in 2019 and then in 2024, although it was normal for Paredes to attend many of the social events alone, which were many until a few weeks ago.
More than four decades of love in which They never needed a wedding to reaffirm their relationship and that this Tuesday they ended tragically and abruptly due to the sudden death of the actress, who is not only mourned by her widower, but also by the entire Spanish film profession.
