Renata Flores dies: the Mexican actress had a difficult time towards the end of her life

Renata Flores has died At the age of 74 on February 9 due to cancer, reported Mexican media such as “Las Noticias de Forotv” and the Hoy program.

The actress, remembered for the villains she played with touches of humor in soap operas such as “Rosa Salvaje” and “Carrusel de las Américas,” had financial difficulties that forced her to live for three years in a car in Mexico City. but when the news got out it was rescued by La Casa de Actor.

Renata Flores lived down the street

Little is known about the actress’ personal life, however, in 2020 it was reported that she lived in a red car parked in a park in Colonia Narvarte in Mexico City, along with her two dogs.

The news was announced on social media after local residents noticed that Renata, which had its heyday in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, had disappeared from the place.

Locals were interviewed by various media outlets who reported that she appeared to have a “bad spine” and looked “skinny”, as well as living in this condition. For three years and he denied that he was an actor when people recognized her.

Later, the actor David Rencourt, actor and boyfriend of the actress, confirmed that he lived in his car for almost three years in the company of his two pets.

The rescue of Renata Flores

It was in December 2020 when the interpreter of Leopoldina from “Rosa Salvaje”, a soap opera that can be seen on ViX, was rescued and admitted to La Casa del Actor, an institution that provides asylum to retired actors.

On December 7 of the same year, the National Association of Actors (ANDA) reported, through social networks, that they already had the actress in custody with an audio, where Renata herself assured that she was fine.

“Hi, how are you, I’m Renata Flores. I am well and at home, protected and surrounded by friends, better impossible. Please shut up the bad news about me, kisses and hugs.”

It was in this residence where the actress spent the last three years of her life.

Why did Renata Flores have to live on the street?

Although the reason that forced the actress to live on the streets is unknown, in 2020 her friend Laura Zapata, with whom she shared credit on “Rosa Salvaje”, said that she knew that she was going through hard times, but she never knew. that he lived in a car.

“He said to me, ‘Hey, why do I owe you for your call?’ You don’t know how happy you make me,’ and I said, ‘What, you haven’t heard about everything the media is saying?’ Zapata explained to him, he said in an interview with “First Hand” on December 10. , 2020. .

“She and I had talked three years ago about a problem she was having, which is obviously not my place to open up publicly. He confided in me three years ago and well, we’ve been in touch… It seems like what’s been going on lately, “It’s something he caused in response to that problem he had three years ago,” Laura added without revealing details.

According to the story of Thalía’s sister, Renata denied that her condition was critical and that he lived in a car.

“I said to her: ‘Renata, how are you?’ Tell me the truth, how can I help you?’ and she said to me: “I am very well”, I said to her: “Where are you?” and she said to me: “I am at home.” Well, he has a home and he’s at home,” the actress said in the interview.

Flores was admitted to La Casa del Actor where she spent the last years of her life.

Renata Flores began her career in the entertainment world as a rock and roll singer in 1964, an aspect she combined with acting by participating in many experimental theater jobs.

In 1967 he entered television in the soap opera “Gente sin historia”, which was followed by other melodramas such as “Youth, divine treasure”, “Chispita”, “Rosa Salvaje”, “Carrusel de las Américas”, “Carita de Ángel”, “Fire in the blood’, ‘Long live the children!’, among others. His last work was ‘Amorestrues’ in 2012.