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Entertainment and cultural figures lamented on social networks the death by covid-19 of animator Dave Capella, known for his work as a presenter on the Venevisión program Cover page’s.
Capella was hospitalized with his parents in February after contracting the virus. This week his father, Ulises, passed away from complications with the disease and his mother, Alicia, is at home recovering, according to publications made by the animator’s partner, model Yerardy Montoya.
Journalists, entertainers and actors expressed their condolences on Twitter and Instagram for the death of Capella, whose family and friends had launched a fundraising campaign to help him and his parents overcome the disease.
“Until forever, friend. I love you. May God receive you with open arms with your father and may he give your mother the strength to be able to bear these great losses ”, said on Twitter the entertainer Mariela Celis, known for her work as a host in Cover’s.
Goodbye friend … I love you very much! Today I have the heart ????. May God receive you with open arms with your dad and give your mother the strength to bear these great losses. Rest in peace! ???? pic.twitter.com/vQ29Gl7MfG
– Mariela Celis (@Lacelis) March 28, 2021
The journalist Luis Olavarrieta, in addition to lamenting the death of the presenter, recalled that anonymous accounts tried to defame the fundraising campaign by Capella: “That rumor made so much noise that his Gofundme stopped. Much damage and we still don’t want to learn ”.
Today Dave Capella died of complications from COVID-19.
A few weeks ago, help was requested to pay for his medical expenses. Anonymous accounts branded him a scammer, so much noise made that rumor that his Gofundme stopped.
Much damage and we still don’t want to learn.
– Luis Olavarrieta (@LuisOlavarrieta) March 28, 2021
The announcers Jean Mary Curro and Alex Goncalves were added to the questions about the campaign, who in their podcast We will laugh at this they spoke of a “possible scam of an entertainer in Venezuela” referring to Capella.
“Yes, it is scam. And if we fight, you know what? It’s not my profession to tell the future. I can peel myself without problems, ”said Jean Mary.
And Goncalves replied: “What I say, and this is part of the gossip, is that they go to social networks.”
This they said @elalexgoncalves and @JeanMary_ about the fundraiser for entertainer Dave Capella.
Definitely, there are those who have a microphone just to throw excrement through the mouth.
I hope they never have to go through a similar situation.
Garbage! pic.twitter.com/4hVekronTv– Yanitza Martínez (@Yanitzamg) March 28, 2021
Capella asked in a video to ignore “malicious people.” “I love you very much, God bless you. I am recovering. Do not pay attention to malicious people, they alone are in the place where they should be ”, he said.
# 28Mar #Coronavirus #Venezuela @carlosi_suarez: In this video Dave Capella confirms that he was really sick despite the fact that some animators claimed that the raising of money for him and his father was a scam pic.twitter.com/vn8rBkf56R
– Report Now (@ReporteYa) March 28, 2021
Others who referred to the presenter’s death were journalists Gabriel Bastidas, Sergio Monsalve, Carmela Longo, Shirley Varnagy, Sergio Novelli, Gustavo Pierral and Dereck Blanco.
“It is regrettable to know that the young entertainer Dave Capella passed away, with whom I had the opportunity to share the stage on several occasions at events in Venezuela. He was struggling with complications associated with covid-19. Big hug to his family, ”said Novelli.
While Pierral expressed: “Unfortunately Dave Capella, friend and radio and television host, leaves us. My condolences to his family and friends. God receives you in heaven ”.
Venevisión, the channel where the animator worked, published a statement lamenting his death and expressing its condolences to Capella’s relatives.
The great Venevision family, board of directors, executive staff and employees fulfill the painful duty of communicating the sensitive passing of our co-worker Dave Capella, anchor and animator of Portada’s. Peace to your soul. pic.twitter.com/TawwFyZhf7
– Venevision (@venevision) March 28, 2021
Yerardy Montoya said in his Instagram after knowing the news: “My love, we had so much to do. How sorry I was that I didn’t get pregnant a few months ago when we were trying. I will carry you forever in my heart, in my soul ”.
