One of the most well-known actors on the small screen and in the famous Colombian novel Pasión de Gavilanes is Andrés Felipe Martínez, who played the antagonistic role of Malcolm Ríos. The Cali actor has also appeared in other popular telenovelas such as Hidden Truth, Operation Pacific and Nurses.
Currently, Martínez is absent and will not be seen in any other production as he is going through a difficult time. After a complex economic situation in Colombia, The Colombian actor was forced to sell his belongings and move to the United States are looking for a better future for their children.
The Cali actor opened his heart and told Caracol Televisión show La Red about the journey he had to live in Miami and why, despite his famous acting career, he went to work like any other migrant. Martínez confessed that he had to clean houses and now works in a shipping company.
“Sometimes he asked me what I was doing here. The lack of my children is a terrible thing and there are moments of deep crisis, but the most important thing is to fight for them,” said the actor.
Meanwhile, 60-year-old Martínez said he “suffers a lot” because of his experience in the United States, but he had to make the decision to go there because the job he had in Colombia wasn’t enough for him to eat . Now, with a lot of effort, the actor can save what he earns in Miami to at least have a livelihood for his children.
“I save on food because I hardly eat and I save on housing because I live with other people,” he said on the show.
Among the most difficult situations the Colombian actor has had to face is sleeping on the floor. “I had to sleep on the floor because I preferred to stay in one particular place and not return to my house because it cost me time and money,” he said.
These ups and downs have not let him down; on the contrary, they gave her the strength to continue without being able to be with her children, despite the loneliness she feels.
“When I talk to my children, I feel the greatest loneliness. This breaks my heart, makes me feel like I lack strength, and makes me run out to hug her. But I know if I do that, my children will have no future and in two months we will starve. It’s a sacrifice,” the actor revealed.
When the show’s hosts learned of this touching story, they were moved by the situation the actor is experiencing and sent him a message of support and struggle. “How difficult, but what other display of love can there be than sacrificing yourself for loved ones.”
Mary Méndez and Juan Carlos Giraldo kissed in “La red”; For many, it was an “awkward” moment
One of the programs that has remained in the weekend spot of Colombian television for years is the entertainment and gossip format known as La Red. The popularity of this proposal from the Caracol channel is thanks not only to the viewers, but also to the followers they have accumulated on Instagram, where they already exceed two million, as if they were a celebrity or a national celebrity. .
Every weekend Carlos Vargas, Mary Méndez, Frank Solano, Carlos Giraldo and Juan Carlos Giraldo are responsible for publishing what has happened and what has been happening in the world of entertainment.
On The Network, moderators praise, criticize and share one another. Even if something unusual happens, due to its persistence and evolution, the name of the TV format and each presenter will be mentioned on social networks.
Precisely due to the popularity of the program, In the middle of the set, two of his presenters slapped each other in the mouth, after announcing the closeness with which some celebrities are being captured by the paparazzi. On this occasion Mary Méndez and Juan Carlos Giraldo were the ones who starred in the scene, causing endless comments from netizens.
Everything was published in a video uploaded to his Instagram profile in the same format. In the audiovisual piece, La Red’s only female host, Mary Méndez, commented on this Saturday’s broadcast: “See, for example, Juan Carlos Giraldo and I, look,” she said, bringing her mouth closer to her roommate.
Meanwhile, well-known journalist Carlos Vargas added: “No my dear, you can see Juan Carlos is drunk and ‘partying’ with a woman… Look how he grabs Mary’s cock, you see.”
Afterwards, the two entertainment presenters kissed. Many of the followers and viewers felt the excitement of the moment, while others noted that it was just a staging or “show.”