More than 20 years after its premiere, the Colombian telenovela ‘I am Betty the ugly‘his success continues and his characters are remembered internationally.
Like it is Dora Cadavid, who gave birth to Inesita within the plot and who was part of the “Barracks of the Ugly”, in which she represented the mother figure, as she advised her friends and corrected when appropriate.
What many don’t know is that the 83-year-old actress has been around for a while He made the decision to live in a nursing home because an unfortunate loss changed the course of his life.
Well, the one who was his only son died at the age of 52 due to a cancer he suffered and since then he lived with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter for a while, but he didn’t want to be a burden to anyone, so with the help of some nieces decided to settle in a retirement home.
“My nieces were very worried because I lived alone and you know that someone this age shouldn’t be alone anywhere and I don’t want to be a burden to anyone. So they very intelligently looked for a place where I felt comfortable and here they found it for me. I cannot sacrifice a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter, their life with me, ”said the actress in 2018 in an interview for”I know everything‘, Colombian program.
The same room where he revealed his opinion about death: “It’s not that I’m not afraid of him, I have a lot of respect for him and I ask God that when he gives it to me, he will give it to me and that I don’t realize it, ”he said.
It is worth noting that her relatives, friends and colleagues from the novel continue to happily visit her to encourage her, find out how she is doing, and show their full support.
Cadavid, 83, has been in more than 45 productions, including: ‘Coffee with the scent of a woman’ and ‘Francisco the mathematician’, as well as various plays.
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