María Celeste Arrarás shared her “saddest” post on Instagram when she revealed that her boyfriend had died Raul Quintana unexpectedly, with whom he had a relationship with interruptions for many years. The 63-year-old Puerto Rican presenter was just landing in Madrid when she received the devastating news of the death of her partner in Miami, where they lived together.
“It is with deep sadness that I share the sudden death of my partner, Raúl, who died of a massive heart attack while exercising. It is incredible how a person so positive and full of life, a person who gave us so much…has gone from one moment to another. another. It’s difficult to assimilate. This is, without a doubt, my most painful post. We miss him already!” she wrote on her social networks, which were flooded with messages of support.
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In recent months, the couple had experienced happy moments that Arrarás shared on Instagram, from visits to museums to romantic dinners, tennis matches, and walks with their pets. A few days before her death, Quintana accompanied the journalist to the graduations of her children Lara and Adrián from Florida International University. Not only did she have a close relationship with the presenter’s children, she also got along well with her ex-husband, the lawyer Manny Arvesu, who accompanied them at a dinner with their recently graduated children.
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The journalist and the Venezuelan businessman had known each other for many years, although their relationship did not start on the right foot. In 2010, Arrarás made a 911 call after an argument between the two. Although the communicator reported him for domestic violence, Quintana pleaded not guilty to the charges, which were eventually dismissed.
“This is a private matter,” the businessman said to Red Hot, the program that she then presented on Telemundo. “She doesn’t have a mark on her body,” she added. Arrarás, who later clarified what happened, stressed: “It is an isolated incident and should remain in the past.”
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The couple later resumed their relationship, after Quintana asked for forgiveness, expressed remorse and went to therapy to manage his anger, the Puerto Rican newspaper reported. The new day in 2012. The truth is that since then they have kept their relationship discreet, beyond some appearances at public events or social networks. It was said in the media that Quintana was a millionaire, an aviation and nautical fan, in addition to being a loving father.
Such was the discretion that Arrarás caused an uproar on Instagram by sharing a photo with her boyfriend last December with the message “my best gift.” Their last stage together was one of plenitude. When contacted by People in spanish After the death of her partner, Arrarás confessed that she felt “devastated.”
“He was always very cheerful and hospitable,” she said exclusively to People in spanish the presenter Carlos Adyan, friend of the couple. “I shared with them 3 days ago.” For this reason, he added, “I got a lump in my throat” when I heard the news.
Like Adyan, friends and colleagues of the presenter have surrounded her with messages of love. “I’m so sorry, friend. Death never makes sense. I send you all my love. May you feel the embrace of God in the midst of this pain,” she wrote. Myrka Dellanos. “I’m so sorry, sister. Praying for all the people who love him and will miss him deeply, especially you and your family. May he rest in peace,” he commented. Gloria Estefan.
