The veteran journalist Jesús Mariñas died on May 10, 2022 at the age of 79 at the Ramón y Cajal hospital in Madrid, a victim of bladder cancer. He was survived by his partner for the last 32 years, Elio Valderrama Prescott, the Venezuelan photojournalist who maintained a relationship for more than three decades with the television journalist.
Valderrama shared this Tuesday on his social networks a congratulations to the journalist, who would have turned 81 today. "Happy birthday, my dear Jesus. May God protect you and I will always do so, I love you a lot," he wrote on his Instagram along with the tags.
"Since he died, I put his flowers, his candles and his pomace at home for 24 hours. I always keep it in mind, and I hope that doing that never happens to me, and if it does, I run down to buy it even if it costs me my life" , he also explained this Tuesday in statements to El Español.
Elio Valderrama Prescott has always wanted to remain in a discreet background, which is why few know him. Venezuelan by birth and photographer by profession, he met the journalist more than 30 years ago, and they began a long relationship. The crush occurred at the end of the 90s, when the journalist was walking along Madrid's Gran Vía in the company of one of her ex-partners, at which time she met a friend, who was accompanied by the man who would become her husband. she.
After 27 years together, they decided to get married secretly on July 18, 2016. "I felt under a moral and loving obligation after being with Elio for 27 years. My husband is everything. He is fundamental in my life," Mariñas acknowledged years later.
The publication on Instagram is not the only tribute that Valderrama has prepared for the journalist's birthday. As he has told the aforementioned media, he has also prepared a mass for him that he will attend alone this Tuesday. "I have him in mind every day and, I confess that I am going to go to a mass for him, but by myself, I don't need anyone else. I called a week ago to reserve a time for mass and I will be there alone for him. birthday," he said.
