It was this Thursday when we learned the sad news. Olivia Valere, queen of the Marbella night, died on June 9 in Paris as a consequence of stomach cancer who was diagnosed a year ago. With scarcely 75 years, the French woman who for 40 years ran the most exclusive nightclub in the Costa del Sol He is gone forever. This Friday, his friends and family have given him a final goodbye in the town where he settled in the early 1980s, and which he considered his true home. Numerous personalities have approached the Jewish cemetery of Casabermeja to offer condolences to his loved ones, especially his widower Philippe Valereiba
Visibly moved, the former husband of the businesswoman has tried to respond to the graphic press when the reporters have expressed their condolences after the loss of his wife. Broken, the Frenchman has not been able to articulate a word. «It is a pleasure to see so many people, today I cannot speak, a strong hug», he said in his brief meeting with the press. At the funeral it was also possible to see Olivia’s three children, Karen y Arnaudfruit of his first marriage with Albert; y Xavier, born from his second marriage to Philippe Valereiba.
Olivia Valére’s funeral took place in Spain at her express wish. She arrived in our country in 1983, hand in hand with one of her great friends, the singer It grows. Right away she fell in love with Marbella. «I was captivated by the weather and when I returned to Paris I closed my discotheque and opened it in Marbella», she confessed. Captivated by the charms of the Costa del Sol, she did not hesitate to close the nightclub that she ran in Paris and opened one in Marbella. The nightclub bearing her name was opened in 1984. Since then, the establishment has become the favorite place of recreation for VIP personalities from all over the world. Famous people from all corners of the planet have paraded through it: from the one who was James Bond, Sean Connery, a Elizabeth Taylor, the singer and musician Prince, the French actor Alain Delon, the american performer Bruce Willis, the mexican singer Luis Miguel y Julio Iglesiasyour son Enrique o Antonio Banderas.
Olivia Valère’s nightclub has been a reference in the most exclusive leisure world on the planet. This space has been for decades the temple where the great personalities who set foot in Marbella in the 80s and 90s, the golden years of the town, have had a good time. Personalities that formed the jet set and that greatly helped to promote leisure and luxury tourism in the area.
“All our condolences to his family and children. Olivia was always a great fan of Marbella. She was a great ambassador for Marbella and her legacy will live on. It was a day to be with her. Her name will always be linked to that of Marbella », highlighted the mayor of the Malaga town, Ángeles Muñoz.
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