Promise Payer returns to the pilgrimage on foot to El Cobre

In 2022, Omar Quintero made headlines in the independent press when he paid a promise to the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre for the health of his son, who finally died shortly after.

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Cargando — The Promise Payer Photo © Facebook Sin FiltRo with Davide Cuttica

El Pagador de Promesas © Facebook Sin FiltRo con Davide Cuttica — The Promise Payer Photo © Facebook Sin FiltRo with Davide Cuttica

Omar Quintero, known as thePromise Payer, began a new pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre with an offering for the Patroness of Cuba.

In 2022, Omar became veryknown in the country for its promise to walk from Havana to the National Sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in Santiago de Cuba. He did it to honor the saint for saving her son who was sick with cancer.

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Thousands of Cubans followed his case through social networks. They were going to find him as they passed through the roads and towns of the country. His arrival at the town of El Cobre was quite an event. However, shortly after his return to Havana, thedeath of his son Lázaro Quintero Bermúdez, 36 years old.

The Italian actorDavide Cuttica He supported Omar and established a strong friendship with him. He recently said that the Promise Payer is making his way to El Cobre again. It is currently located in the Perico municipality, in Matanzas.

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Apparently, this time Omar is traveling without his iconic cart, although he does carry with him an image of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre. This pilgrimage is also in memory of his beloved son.