Amparo Grisales, the diva of the Colombians, has a long career on national television, Well, his career began in 1970, when he was just 14 years old. What few know is that at that same time, the renowned actress married Germán Tessarolo, an Italian artist who was twice her age.
Although she was a minor when she married the foreigner, Grisales said in an interview that she married for love. “I thought I was big, I wanted to feel older and I wanted to leave the house. And since they only gave the passport if you were older or married, I married Tessarolo. Eye! I fell in love with him, because he was a genius and an artist. I was barely born on television and he noticed me. And I got married,” Grisales told the magazine. Mouths in 2012.
Although the 67-year-old from Manizale has never shared further details about that relationship, The truth is that the marriage did not last long. In fact, five years later, the actress met the Mexican Jorge Rivero, whom she has described as the man of her life.
In December 2021, a photo was revealed in which Grisales posed with Tessarolo. The photograph was published by the plastic artist on his Instagram account along with a forceful message: “an unforgettable reunion after 46 years”.
Who is Germán Tessarolo?
Tessarolo was born in Venice, Italy in 1945, but when he was three months old his family emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since he was a child, passionate about painting and drawing, he participated in several group and individual exhibitions.
In 1969 he settled in Bogotá, where he began his career as a painter, with constant trips to Europe and the United States. “Colombia knows him for his talent and uninterrupted creation that has projected him from Bogotá to the United States, the United States, France, Spain, Germany, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and other countries where he has exhibited successfully,” reads the profile published in the artist’s website.
Germán Tessarolo is also one of the creators of art therapy in Colombia. For that reason, For years he has been carrying out inspiring workshops with private entrepreneurs and audiences from different sectors of the industry, as well as with foundations and associations.
