The Christmas program that Raphael recorded, minutes before he suffered, will not be broadcast out of respect for the artist, it was announced yesterday in the Spanish press. And although in the last few hours, the interpreter has overcome the crisis, it has also been clarified that the episode he suffered was “transitory.”
The artist was admitted, on Tuesday, December 17, to the Emergency unit of the Clinical Hospital in Madrid, and according to the authorities they reported that he would be hospitalized for at least one more day in order to perform more tests to “rule out anything.”
Health sources indicated that the family of the famous Spaniard did not want to give information about his evolution and that it was his wife Natalia Figueroa who has remained by his side. They add that Raphael’s representation agency, RLM, appears calm after the scare and optimistic about a speedy recovery.
“Apparently, after the first tests, Raphael has suffered a temporary episode of confusion and not a stroke as feared in the first moments,” they report.
The events occurred when the voice of ‘Qué Pasa’ was recording at the Gran Vía theater for the program La Revuelta hosted by David Broncano. There he began to feel bad so he received the attention of the doctors who treated him and immediately transferred him to the hospital, where they say he entered walking.
Natalia, his faithful companion. Photo: Internet
“Unfortunately, Raphael was unwell during the recording of the Christmas special and we were unable to carry out the program as planned. “He has left the theater on his own and at the moment we only know that they have taken him to the hospital, so we send him a big kiss and we hope that he gets better quickly and we can welcome him back soon,” reads the statement issued by the program. television.
“He doesn’t think about retirement”
Spain and the world await the speedy recovery of the 81-year-old performer, who was scheduled to perform on Friday, December 20 and Saturday, December 21 at the WiZink Center in Madrid, which shows that he has never thought about saying goodbye to the stage. . The press highlights that he has never considered retiring from the stage “because stars don’t retire,” journalist Marc Leirado said yesterday in connection with América Hoy.
