Popular Cuban
presenter and actress Consuelo Vidal dies
THE popular Cuban presenter and
actress Consuelo Vidal died yesterday in the capital
at the age of 74, after being hospitalized for a
number of months with a serious heart disorder.
The mother of singer-songwriter
Amaury Pérez, Consuelito – as she was known since
the 1950s when she made her debut on Cuban
television – played a leading role in memorable
programs, serials and soap operas in that media,
including "Detras de la fachada" (Behind the Facade)
and "Julito el pescador" (Julito the Fisherman).
She also rose to fame in the island’s
movie sector, with the films Los pájaros
tirándole a la escopeta (Birds Flying at the
Shotgun, prize for best female actress at the 2nd
Bogotá Film Biennial, Colombia, 1984) and Reina y
Rey (Queen and King, best actress in the French
Amiens Festival, and the Cartagena de la Indias,
Festival, Colombia, 1994).
Vidal continued working in
television until July 2003, despite her delicate
state of health. (PL)
