The death of Mayra Gómez Kemp this Sunday at the age of 76 after overcoming cancer twice has caused a wave of comments in the social networks of sadness and recognition of the work of the iconic presenter by colleagues, actors, writers, politicians and a whole generation linked to ‘One, Two, Three’.
The actress Silvia Marsó She shared many hours on television with the presenter, during her time as a hostess of ‘Un, Dos, Tres’. On Instagram he has not repressed his sadness.
“Kim (Manning, also a stewardess) and I called her ‘Mayreta. She was our teacher,” says the actress. “He always had a smile for us, he really enjoyed watching the musical numbers we did and he congratulated us with true devotion.”
He assures that he always received their support, with a wink in his eye “when the ‘boss’ (Chicho Ibáñez Serrador) gave us one of his famous shouts. What a human, loving, close and precious companion. What an example to follow. It was amazing see it live (…) ready, lucid, empowered and decisive,” says Marsó.
“A brave, pioneering woman”
The actress Bibiana Fernandez He recalled that she was “a brave, pioneering woman, one of those who broke glass ceilings, after fighting and winning a thousand battles.”
The Government spokesperson and Minister of Education, Pilar Alegríarecalled, through X, that Gómez Kemp “was a reference for many of our homes as a presenter (…). A television lady present in many of our memories.”
Ramon Garcia has written one of the emblematic phrases that Gómez Kemp said to the contestants and that has endured over time: ‘I can read up to here.’ “Dear Mayra, so many conversations on TV, radio, and life. With all my love and admiration. See you always.”
The writer Lucia Etxebarría She also remembered phrases from the presenter and a funny comment she made about herself. “I am one of the few who can say that I have survived Fidel, Franco, the Transition, the UCD, the PSOE and the PP and I am still here.”
Toni Moreno He has noted on Instagram that “Mayra Gómez Kemp has always been the presenter that we all dream of being. I was lucky enough to interview her many times and I admired her culture and her tenacity.”
He notes that “she fought like a lioness to overcome her illness, I also admired her strength and dignity. She IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE TELEVISION,” he writes in capital letters.
The Television Academy In 2014, he gave Mayra Gómez Kemp the Lifetime Achievement Award for her career. The institution states in a statement that the presenter was a “reference for several generations of Spaniards nostalgic for the popular culture of the eighties.”
With the phrase “And even here I can read”, by Mayra Gómez Kemp, Spanish Television has remembered a woman who “is part of the history of television.” In the same sense, Atresmedia has also regretted her death and Mediaset has described her as a television “icon”.
Source: www.telecinco.es
