Kisses to Heaven: Alfonso Ortiz, “The End of Heaven” actor and Colombian TV legend, ceased to exist | Telenovelas | TV series nnda nnlt | CHEKA

After the death of Alfonso Ortiz, a Colombian television legend, which occurred on November 12 due to a heart attack, many characters through social networks regretted the actor’s departure from major productions such as “The queen of the south” Y “The end of heaven”.

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In addition to his acting career, Ortiz founded the Caja de Aplicaciones theater school in 1992 in the city of Bogotá, where he trained for famous actors such as Miguel Varoni, Flora Martínez, Angie Cepeda, Marcela Mar, Carolina Acevedo and Catherine Siachoque, the latter had emotional words for her death.

“I won’t tire of saying it, things are in life. Thanks Alfonso Ortiz, thanks forever, thanks for so much. Kisses to the sky. I’ll miss you”He wrote, recalling that he was his first acting teacher.

Other actresses who used her social network were Marcela Posada, who was her fictional partner during her participation in “The End of Paradise”. “If the people who have passed in your life remember you with love, gratitude and a smile, it is because your life had meaning and it was a successful life. Alfonso left us teachings, a good example, love, respect, an example of honesty. You have always been a great stage companion and a generous and kind teacher. Live in our lives and you will live forever in all the generations of actors you have embraced with the Toolbox Workshop. We love you”.

For its part, Estefanía Gómez, who played Vanessa in the same production of Telemundo, wrote on his Instagram: “Master who taught me out of love, my first teacher and for many years, the one who saw me confused and took the trouble to accompany me, the one who gave me the strength to believe in my dreams. Thank you master, you leave a huge void. Always in my heart”.

Carolina Gaitán, who played Catalina the middle oneNor could he hide his sadness. “A great is leaving, an inspiring being and very close to my heart. I applaud your life and thank you for your closeness, your generous words with me, your sweetness, your infinite passion for what we do and your eternal desire to transmit and share that passion to several generations. Standing applause. Have a good trip, my Alfonso Ortiz. Until the meeting “.

WHO WAS ALFONSO ORTIZ?

Alfonso Ortiz was born in the city of Bogotá in 1947. In the 1960s he became a theater actor after conducting a seminar with actor Kepa Amuchastegui. With this group he went on tour for several years and joined other theater groups such as La Candelaria.

He has also appeared in television productions such as La vorágine, De pies a cabeza, Pobre Pablo, La caponera, La hija del mariachi, Los Reyes, Chepe Fortuna, The end of paradise and Theft of the century. His film credits include such films as Tropical Snow, Oedipus Mayor, Stadium Heist, Kalibre 35, The First Night and Losing is a Matter of Method.

Ortiz founded the Caja de Aplicaciones theater school in the city of Bogotá in 1992 to train future actors.

The first week of November 2020, the actor was hospitalized in a clinic in Bogotá after suffering a heart attack while recording a new television project in the city of Tabio, Cundinamarca. He died a few days later at the age of 73.