Cuban artists react to the death of Juana Bacallao

Cuban artists mourn the death ofJuana Bacallao, who died on Saturday at the age of 98, after several days admitted to a hospital in Havana.

"Everyone is born with what is theirs... and they leave with what is theirs! Thank you, Juana," said the singer and composerCimafunk, who shared photos and a video with her.

The singer-songwriter and troubadour Liuba María Hevia recalled that when she turned 50, she wanted to celebrate by going to see a performance by Juana.

"You can imagine how much joy she was able to spread that night and how unforgettable she made it for me. There are artists that are difficult to classify into styles or genres due to their uniqueness, I can only say that she left an unrepeatable artist. But I think she left happy. , she got what she appreciated most: being loved by everyone!" she expressed on her wall.Facebook.

The singer and salsa singerHaila María Mompié He shared many years with Juana, in which he spent unforgettable moments.

"The most spectacular artist of all time, very Cuban to the core. Loved and dearly loved by her people and all of us who frequented her, authentic, unique and unrepeatable. The show-woman of Cuba. Rest in peace, my beloved Juani. You stay in my heart forever. Today there is tremendous partying in heaven," he said.

The comedianUlises Toirac He remembered when Juana Bacallao was a guest on her television program "Do you swear to tell the truth?" During the recording, Ulysses was left without knowing what to say because when she was supposed to insult him, he changed the script and exclaimed: "That man is a beautiful person!"

"I already knew that from then on that chapter of 'Jura...?' It was going to be absolutely unusual and unpredictable. And it was one of the most fun in the end because Juana's presence alone was quite a spectacle," he said.

Toirac said that in another performance together, an orchestra played a trick on the artist, to which she took off her wig in the middle of the show and threw it at the group's director.

"I witnessed his 'Mafia People!' to a balcony full of leaders. Juana was a gift to the air. A roulette with drive. With an overwhelming personality and knowledge of moments and words. She was of a special madness or an absolute and total celebration," said the actor in.

The presenter and comedian Mónico Pino assured that it was a blessing to have met and shared several shows with the queen of cabaret in Cuba.

"We are going to miss you, Juana. Heaven is full of humor and laughter," he said.

For its part,Alexis Valdes He described her as an "immense Cuban and now universal comedian. Unique and unsurpassable."

"No one could achieve the laughter that he got from me on stage. It was as unthinkable as comedy can be. A great artist who took his art from the stage to life and gave us a performance in unparalleled continuity. What blessing to have met you and shared the stage and something else with you, a great human being (...) We will not forget you, we will mention you, whenever we talk about making people laugh," he commented.Facebook.

Alexis dedicated some verses to the "absolute queen of Cuban cabaret."

"The cabaret queen
of the unthinkable nonsense,
something close to that degree
neither have you seen nor will you see.

Because even the divine platform
where does this goddess climb,
where she frolics
no one has ever come close.

Olympus unvisited
of the most Cuban absurdity.
superhuman nonsense
not even by Ionesco dreamed.

It begins and ends with it.
In it the cycle closes.
There is no other being on earth
of madness so divine.

Died Joanna Cod.
Gentlemen, let's go down,
that laughter is crying
and this story is over".

HeThe funeral of the Cuban singer and comedian was set for this Sunday in the morning at the Colón Cemetery.

On Saturday afternoon his body was taken to the Calzada y K funeral home in Havana so that his followers could come to say a final farewell.