La Veneno

La Veneno
Born José Antonio Ortiz Rodríguez
(1964-03-19)March 19, 1964
Adra, Almería
Died November 9, 2016(2016-11-09) (aged 52)
Madrid, Spain
Cause of death Traumatic brain injury after accidental fall
Other names Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez
Occupation Vedette, singer and actress
Years active 1996-2016

Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez (19 March 1964 – 9 November 2016), better known as La Veneno ("Poison"), was a Spanish transsexual vedette, singer and actress. She is better known for appearing in the late-night talk shows Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi and La sonrisa del pelícano, broadcast between 1996–97 and hosted by journalist Pepe Navarro.

Biography

La Veneno was born José Antonio Ortiz Rodríguez in Adra, Almería,[1] the daughter of José María Ortiz López and María Jesús Rodríguez Rivera.[2][3] She noted from an early age that she was different from other children and as such was never accepted in her village.[4]

In 1991 she went to Madrid. Later she started her process of transition and worked as prostitute in Parque del Oeste park in Madrid. There she was discovered in 1996 by journalist and TV host Pepe Navarro, who cast her for numerous collaborations in his late nights Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi and La sonrisa del pelícano.[5]

From 2003-06, she served prison time for arson and insurance fraud.[4] In 2006, weighing 122 kilos and showing physical deterioration she reappeared in gossip TV shows.[6]

From 2010-12 she suffered from bulimia and depression. In addition, her boyfriend disappeared with her savings (more than 60 000 euros) and so she was left with a house and a pension of 300 euros.[7]

On 3 October 2016, she launched her long awaited memoir book, Digo! Ni puta ni Santa. Las memorias de La Veneno, co-written with the help of her friend Valeria Vegas.[8]

On 5 November 2016, she was found in her house with bruises and suffering from traumatic brain injury.[9] She was found by her boyfriend lying on the sofa.[10] She was transferred to the Hospital Universitario La Paz, where she died on 9 November 2016.[11] The autopsy determined that the cause of death was an accidental fall.[12]

While she was hospitalized on ICU,[13] close people to La Veneno speculated that the cause of death was a settle of scores,[14] because she received death threats after the publication of her autobiography.[15]

References

  1. ↑ León, José Antonio (11 November 2016). "Los vecinos de Adra hablan de la infancia de La Veneno, Joselito, como era allí conocida". Telecinco (in Spanish). Mediaset España. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Así fue la vida de Cristina La Veneno, antes conocida como Joselito". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Familiar de La Veneno: "Su madre ha sido siempre muy frívola y homófoba..."". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 Montero, Daniel (24 April 2006). "La Veneno pasa factura". Interviu (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Fernández, Ángel (11 June 2007). "Ningún espacio seduce masivamente a la gran audiencia trasnochadora". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Mundinteractivos, S.A. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Prisiones denuncia a "La Veneno" por decir que sufrió abusos en la cárcel". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Diéguez, Antonio (12 November 2016). "La Veneno, perdida por los hombres de mal vivir". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ J. B. L. (10 October 2016). "'La Veneno' desvela en sus memorias sus relaciones con políticos y futbolistas". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. ↑ ""La Veneno", en coma tras ser hallada con un golpe en la cabeza y numerosas contusiones". Diario ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016. Creen que las declaraciones de la actriz, donde afirmó que había estado con hombres muy poderosos del país pudo provocar algún tipo de venganza. Al parecer, había recibido varias amenazas acerca de unas informaciones que tenía pensado dar en exclusiva en su próxima aparición televisiva.
  10. ↑ Barroso, Francisco Javier (7 November 2016). "La Veneno, ingresada en coma en el hospital La Paz". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ↑ F. Durán, Luis (9 November 2016). "Muere La Veneno". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  12. ↑ Bayón, Ángel (13 November 2016). "La autopsia confirma que La Veneno murió por una caída accidental". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Muere 'La Veneno', tras estar 4 días en coma". Lecturas (in Spanish). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  14. ↑ Higuera, Raoul (7 November 2016). "La Veneno, en coma tras recibir una paliza por un "ajuste de cuentas"". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Guerra, Andrés (10 October 2016). "La Veneno: "Me he acostado con gente que con un dedo mueve España"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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