Carmen Salinas dead: Mexican TV star dies aged 82 after a stroke

Carmen Salinas – who worked on the Mexican TV channel for more than six decades – has passed away

Mexican soap actress Carmen Salinas has died aged 82.

The TV star’s family announced her passing and shared that Carmen passed away after suffering a stroke.

A statement was also released about the actress’ Twitter Page.

Carmen was hospitalized with a stroke in November and on Thursday her grandson Gustavo Briones said she was being treated in intensive care.

Later, her daughter, Maria Eugenia Plascencia, told local media outside the hospital that she spoke to her mother, who was able to move her legs.

Three weeks ago, Carmen’s godchild, Jorge Nieto, told a radio station that the stroke left her with “irreversible damage”.

At that time he said: “The stroke is irreversible damage, indeed in the brain stem, unfortunately, the function of the body is affected the most (…) She will not wake up, that’s it. is what they’re telling us.” . “

Carmen was still in a medically induced coma before his death, Sun report.

When the actress suffered a stroke, she was participating in the filming of the telenovela Mi fortuna es amarte.

Al Dia reported that she was at her house watching her soap opera, when she started feeling sick and suddenly fainted. The people working at home found her unconscious, and she was immediately transported to the hospital.

Carmen has more than six decades of experience in Mexican television and cinema.

In 2015, she was elected to a seat in the Mexican Congress representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Praises have poured in on social media for the star.

One annoyed fan wrote on Twitter: “Carmen Salinas is one of my favorite Spanish actresses. I grew up watching her on comedy shows in Spanish. Now listen. news of the death of the best Spanish actress, it shocked the entire Spanish world.”

A second sounded: “The novels of RIP Carmen Salinas wouldn’t be the same without you.”