Teresa María Padrón, who was the manager and close friend of Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger, shared an emotional video with the artist that a follower sent her and that she had never seen before.
The recording, lasting just 33 seconds, shows Teresa and the singer exiting what appears to be an airport, while several fans waited for them outside. The footage captures a moment shared between them that, some time after the reggaeton artist's death, has taken on special meaning for her.
It was a fan named Milaida who kept the video and decided to send it to Teresa, who couldn't hide her excitement upon discovering those images for the first time.
"Today for the first time I see this video, wow, what a big feeling, thanks to Milaida for sharing it with me. Always José," wrote Padrón alongside the post, which he accompanied with the hashtags #JusticiaParaJosé and #ElTaiger.
In the background, a song by the artist plays, featuring especially poignant lyrics: "There will be no goodbye, no message, no call / You gave me your life, and in return, I gave you nothing."
El Taiger, whose real name was José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, passed away on October 10, 2024 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, at the age of 37, after being shot in the head days earlier.
Since his passing, Teresa Padrón has kept the memory of the singer alive through various tributes and initiatives. Among them, she has taken care of maintaining and renewing the memorial dedicated to El Taiger in Miami, where his fans continue to remember him.
He also arranged for the transfer of his remains to Cuba and, in August of this year, promoted the renovation of the artist's family chapel in the Cristóbal Colón Cemetery in Havana, where painting and roof repair work was carried out.
Meanwhile, the legal process regarding the death of the reggaeton artist remains open. Damián Valdez Galloso, charged with first-degree murder and other related offenses, has pleaded not guilty. The trial, initially scheduled for September 2026, has been postponed and is now projected for February or March 2027, according to available information.
The next follow-up hearing is scheduled for November 10, 2026.
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