Martica La del Café from ‘El Gordo y 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 everyone as ‘Martica la del Café’ from ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’, who died on Saturday.
The first to confirm such sad news was Raúl de Molina who, in addition to work, had a close relationship with both Martica and her two children.
It was precisely the presenter of ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’, which was held in late January shared the news that the Cuban lover had contracted the coronavirus and was hospitalized
Although the cause of death is still unknownMartica faced several health problems that gradually worsened her. It was exactly this, that after 29 years of working at Univision, decided to retire in 2018 in the middle of a wonderful tribute they made to him in all the chain’s shows.
Tonight I received the sad news of the death of our beloved #MarticaI worked at @univision and @elgordoylaflaca for 30 years from inception to retirement. We loved her as much as she loved us. Rest in peace, an example of a hard-working woman that everyone loves, ”wrote Raúl de Molina, accompanying the letter with a photo gallery.
How was the character of ‘Martica la del Café’ born? Sweet Marta was really the one who served coffee at Univision’s Miami headquartersOne by one, she won the hearts of all employees, famous and non-famous.
One day, María López, who was the producer of ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’ at the time, decided to turn it into ‘Martica la del Café’. on the screen, and she quickly won over the audience, daring, not afraid of ridicule and getting carried away like a playing child.
Six years ago her husband, her great lifelong companion, Don Ramón Rodríguez, passed away, with whom he shared 56 years of his life. Rest in peace, Martica.