Natalia Figueroa, with Raphael in the hospital where he is admitted after suffering a stroke

Tremendous scare that has been experienced at the Príncipe Gran Vía Theater, where they record the program presented by David Broncano, The Revolt. This Tuesday they received the singer Raphaelwho at 81 years old presents a new musical tour for next year, ‘Raphaelísimo’. One day after visiting The Anthillthe singer from Linares was promoting his new project on TVE when he felt unwell. The emergency services arrived immediately and urgently transferred him to the Clinical Hospital, where he was admitted for “a cerebrovascular episode with a reserved prognosis.”

After the initial scare, it seems that Raphael “has recovered”explican a Informalia from the environment of Natalia Figueroawho is next to the singer in the Clinic, where he was taken after what happened during the recording of The Revolt. The same sources explain that “It must have been something like a stroke” but they cannot confirm, at the moment, the nature of what happened since “All kinds of tests are being done at the Clinic, which has an excellent specialized Unit”.

They say that during the recording of the interview with Broncano, “suddenly they noticed that something was happening because it was like he didn’t understand or speak well”explains a person present in the theater where the La 1 space is recorded, on Gran Vía, just 5 minutes from the health center where the man from Jaén was transferred. “We cannot determine if it is a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular accident”they insist on explaining to us. Sources close to Natalia Figueroa clarify that in the absence of data and medical reports, Raphael regained his normal speech: “It must have been something momentary. In other words, it seemed normal afterwards.”

Raphael had two concerts scheduled this weekend, on Friday and Saturday, at the WiZink Center in Madrid, where he was going to say goodbye to his audience until next May 2025: “I am going to sing a selection of very important songs in my story and some Christmas stories too,” he said this Monday on Antena 3. The start of his tour is scheduled for the 31st of that month in Almería and has stops in Albacete, Marbella, Cádiz or Santander, among many others. This same Monday we saw him splendid with Pablo Motos, with whom he was talking about his new album, ‘Yesterday… still’: “It is a dream album to pay tribute to the great artists of French song.” He also talked about how he planned to spend the next few days with his family: “My favorite food at Christmas is seafood. I don’t know how to prepare it, but I know how to eat it,” he said, laughing.

Raphael’s agenda was full in recent days. On December 11, he was awarded Man of the Year by the magazine Esquire. The event took place at the Royal Tapestry Factory in Madrid, where he attended accompanied by his granddaughter. A recognition of an immense career of which he is proud: “I don’t regret anything. It’s just that everything has turned out well for me. And what went wrong, they fixed it.”

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