Last minute on Carmen Sevilla: pneumonia and a visit ‘in extremis’

The beloved artist of 92 years She continues to be admitted to the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, where she arrived at dawn on Monday. The reason was known this Tuesday: pneumonia. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s since 2009, carmen sevilla She had serious respiratory complications and after being diagnosed with pneumonia, she was transferred to the palliative care unit, where she has remained ever since.

Despite the secrecy that his son maintains, Augusto Algueróthe closest environment of the actress and presenter knows the seriousness of her condition. Lolitaa close friend of Carmen, who was the baptismal godmother of her sister Rosario Flores, refused to answer when asked about her this Monday in Madrid: “I’m sorry”she said visibly emotional before turning around and leaving the reporters standing.

The one who did speak, between tears, was Moncho Ferrer, the only person who has been able to visit Carmen Sevilla these years in the residence where she was admitted when illness prevented her from fending for herself. She is in Valencia at the moment but she has revealed that she will travel to Madrid “this Wednesday or Thursday at the latest” to accompany her in the Foundation’s palliative care unit where she rests.