2024-02-15 04:07:00
The actress Sasha Montenegro died on the night of this Thursday, February 14, at the age of 78, as confirmed by the National Association of Interpreters (ANDI).
The death of Sasha Montenegro was initially reported by ForoTV, from Televisa, a company where the actress worked during her career. Hours later, ANDI spoke:
“To his family and friends we send our deepest condolences on behalf of the ANDI Board of Directors and Surveillance Committee.”
Hours before the death of Sasha Montenegro was announced, it was reported that the star and widow of former president José López Portillo had suffered a stroke, so her health condition was reported as serious.
Alexandra Asimovic Popovic, real name of Sasha Montenegro, began to separate herself from acting in 2005, and although she had roles in soap operas, she gradually moved away from the world of entertainment and dedicated herself to caring for her children, as well as property. roots, her stage as a businesswoman being the last of which there is a report.
His last appearance on television was on the Hoy program in 2018, and his death occurs almost 20 years after that of José López Portillo, who died on February 17, 2004.
Reports indicate that in his last years he lived in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
Who was Sasha Montenegro?
Born in Bari, Italy, in 1948, Alexandra Asimovic Popovic or Sasha Montenegro was an actress who shone mainly in Mexico as part of the so-called ‘Cine de las Ficheras’.
After having spent a few years in her native Italy, Sasha Montenegro went with her family to live in Argentina, specifically to the province of Mendoza, where she established her career as an actress and managed to become increasingly popular.
In 1969, when he was 21 years old, he arrived in Mexico as part of a job offer. Her career was successful, as she established herself as a reference in acting at the national level. Furthermore, her good relationship with the country and the public’s affection for her meant that in 1989 she obtained Mexican nationality.
He participated in classics of Mexican cinema such as Hijazo de Mi Vidaza (1972), Los Vampiros de Coyoacán (1974), Santo and Blue Demon contra el Doctor Frankenstein (1974) and Santo in Anónimo Mortal (1975).
After having concluded her time in films such as ‘El Santo’, ‘Los Polvoces’ and which talked about the lives of singers like José José, Sasha Montenegro ventured into film for ficheras, Bellas de Noche (1975) being one of her first. appearances and the most successful.
He was also in The Difficult Life of an Easy Woman (1976), Muñecas de Media Noche (1979), Blanca Nieves y sus 7 Amantes (1980), La Golfa del Barrio (1982) and the famous Pedro Navajas, along with Andrés García, in 1984.
Sasha Montenegro’s heyday in Mexican film and television was between 1970 and 1990, although she separated from the industry until 2005.
This was Sasha Montenegro’s relationship with López Portillo
Sasha Montenegro’s best-known scandal was the one she starred in together with former president José López Portillo.
There are testimonies that indicate that the romance between López Portillo and Montenegro would have begun in 1984 in Spain, in a chance meeting two years after the former president finished his term.
From that moment on, their informal relationship began, from which their two children were born, Nabila in 1985 and Alexander in 1987.
José López Portillo was still married when his children were born, and it was in 1991 that he divorced four years later, in 1995 he finally married Sasha Montenegro, with whom he lived until his death in 2004.
What did Sasha Montenegro die from?
The cause of Sasha Montenegro’s death has not yet been confirmed; However, reports indicate that she would have been the victim of a stroke as a result of her health condition.
With his death, people specialized in the world of entertainment say that ‘an era’ that marked cinema and television is gone.
With information from TV Forum.
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