Very sad news I learned on Friday, November 14: the singer and actress Incarnita Polo He died at the age of 86, in Avila, where he had moved some time ago to live under the care of his daughter, Raquel Weitzman.
There is no doubt that it is a death that saddened the hearts of the audience who followed it with enthusiasm for decades.
Polo is one of the most important figures in pop and copla music of the 1960s and 1970s and who triumphed with his famous song Baku, Baku, Baku“He lost his life.”Surrounded by love“, as his family indicated.
Encarnita Polo during a performance of the play “El knapping del adivino” in Madrid, in July 2017.
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Your daughter, Raquel Weitzman PoloHe informed his acquaintances of the death Ask for respect and privacy For the family in these sensitive moments.
“For me, she was my mother above all else: a strong, funny woman with a unique personality,” Weitzman-Polo said.
Encarnita lived her final years away from the media and television by her own decision.. In January 2024, EL ESPAÑOL echoed the exact situation that one of the most famous faces on television was going through.
This medium has already reported that the artist celebrated her 85th birthday A Sensitive personal situationhas been marked Economic difficulties He misses television and the program that gave him so much joy.
EL ESPAÑOL was also able to learn then, which The Spanish Queen of Pop had packed her bags and moved on AvilaWith her daughter, where she moved after the Corona pandemic, by necessity.”Personal circumstances“.
She then described his condition as very complex. “It’s the first time I’ve seen her look so bad.“, she confessed, some time ago, to this medium, someone who loved her very much.
According to the latest information, in the latter part of her life she was admitted to A Nursing home.
The affected economic situation of the author of these legendary songs in Spain e.g Pippa Bandera and Baku, Baku, Baku It has made headlines in recent years. Polo was one of those affected by the preferred stock scam in Spain, in her case from Bankia.
Encarnita Polo at an event in Madrid with her friend, the painter Antonio Montiel.
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Fell in Absolute desolationhe lost 70.000 euros They were saved throughout their careers. “I didn’t know what they were, I thought he was a VIP client and stuff My money was fixed term. Now I have lost all my savings. “Suddenly I see myself with nothing, without any adornment,” he told a popular magazine at the time.
“I can’t live on the little I earn monthly, I have almost everything in my pawn. The last day I wore a beautiful necklace they told me they couldn’t give me more because I had so much money deposited already. The manager called me and asked why I wanted the money.. Why would I want that? “In order to survive,” he added.
Going back, in 2002, The judge ruled in favor of her ex-husband in a dispute over the marital home, and she was the singer Hopeless From the house he lived in all his life.
Incarnita He had to leave his home and Pawn your jewelry to get ahead. In November 2022, he narrated his dramas on the defunct show socialFrom Telecinco company.
In the aforementioned space, then submit it Maria Patino (54) He had no embarrassment She admitted that she was forced to sell some jewelry from her jeweler to cover her expenses.
Following the line of financial need that he has been experiencing for some time, Polo realized that there was a reason why he would not return to the show: “TVs don’t pay, They want me to go for free and it takes away my enthusiasm.“.
At that moment, his retirement from the media began. The penultimate time he appeared in public – before his visit to social– That was in 2017 Love program of four, First dates. On the other hand, Encarnita’s health was not good either.
In August 2021, Incarnita Polo He gave his last interview. He has done so since his retirement in Avila and spoke by force From the cancer he was fighting.
Encarnita Polo in a photo taken in 2011.
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“They caught him on time Thank God they didn’t have to remove my bra. I keep going with reviews and stuff. I’m not afraid. I think I’ve defeated the disease, however The cancer stays thereAnd it immediately comes out the other way. “He’s so treacherous, he’s like a bad boyfriend, or a bad husband,” she said. the reason.
In that conversation, he explained why he lived in Avila: “I came to live near my daughterBut the truth is that I don’t adapt to this city, I don’t quite get used to it… But, well, life is much cheaper than in Madrid and that’s something to take into account. “I am close to my family.”
Regarding his economy, he was reassured by the following:I survive on a little savings and a pension of about 900 euros“And on the emotional level, Incarnita He has always been very discreet when it comes to his personal and family affairs.
In August 1969, she married the composer Adolfo Weitzman. The couple It ended in a breakup Nine years later, as a result their only daughter was born, Rachelin 1970.
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