Actor Albert Rodríguez had been working for weeks on the process of reopening a school in Arecibo scheduled for yesterday when he was surprised by death at the age of 58.
It was her friend and colleague Deddie Romero who, surprised at not showing up on campus, asked her husband Richard to go to the actor’s residence in Bayamón and check that everything was okay, as he was not on a recording. from El Remix, by Wapa, as confirmed by actress Marian Pabón.
“There I was really worried and my search for Albert started and I started calling him and he didn’t answer the phone. I saw that the last time he connected via WhatsApp at 10am or 11am, ” he said in an interview with El relajo de La X.
He indicated that he even shared the Grammy Awards broadcast with several friends on Sunday.
When Richard, Romero’s partner, arrived at the scene, he saw the artist’s two cars at the marquee.
‘He said,’ I’m going in. I’m going to break the window. “He came in and didn’t call me, he didn’t answer the phone, until he finally answered and gave me the terrible news,” added the announcer, who has worked closely with Rodríguez for the past decade and contributed to education. school dropout through the National Talent Academy (NTA), with schools in Bayamón and Arecibo.
“Employees and students are well affected,” he acknowledged.
It was also the job of Rodríguez’s sister, who lives in Puerto Rico, and colleagues and friends such as Pabón and Jorge Castro, to report on the event.
The funerals start on Thursday
The actress also announced that the funeral acts will begin next Thursday at the Oller Theater in Bayamón and on Friday her remains will be transferred to Añasco, where she is from.
They are currently awaiting the arrival of the rest of their family, who live in the United States.
The Forensic Sciences Bureau confirmed last night that the actor’s death is due to natural causes. It turned out he was a diabetic and a kidney patient.
They will pay tribute to him at school in Arecibo
On the other hand, it was announced that the NTA will pay him a posthumous tribute with a painting of the Puerto Rican flag, which the actor himself had proposed for one of the school buildings in Arecibo, where he served as general manager.
The event will take place next Saturday, March 20 from 11:00 AM.
“The team, students and staff of NTA want to fulfill that wish he wanted so badly, to make the flag of our island, which he loved and defended so much, part of our institution in Arecibo. We will need Albert, he is that brother who always pays attention to you, the project and takes care of every detail. It’s a huge pain for us, ”Deddie said.