RIP Angelita Castagni

 

The actress and singer Angelita Castany, Chabelo's first wife, dies

The Cuban artist acted alongside Cantinflas and Mauricio Garcés

 

Televisa.NEWS

September 29, 2020

Angelita Castagni, an artist of Cuban origin who worked in Mexican theater, film and television, died in a hospital in Mexico City this Tuesday. She was also the first wife of comedian Xavier López ‘Chabelo’. She was 86 years old.

The death of María de los Ángeles Hernández, better known in the entertainment world as Angelita Castany (or Castagni), was confirmed by the National Association of Interpreters (ANDI), as well as the National Association of Actors (ANDA), guilds to the that belonged.
"I'm very sad," lamented actor Édgar Vivar on Twitter. “I just found out about Angelita Castany's death; dear companion and best human being. Rest now in the peace of God."

Mrs. Castany moved from Cuba to Mexico, where she began her artistic career in the 1960s. She had her first touch of fame as a dancer and star, but then found her way to television, thanks to Pepe León, in the Pachanga Chá program.

Later she would have her first experiences on the big screen, sharing credits with Cantinflas in Por mis pistolas, and then with Mauricio Garcés in Marriage is like the devil and Wait for me in Siberia, my life.

Already in the 80s she would end up working on soap operas such as Infamia, Strange ways of love and Valentina. Similarly, Castany was seen several times on stage until her retirement in 2009.

Castany married Chabelo in the 1960s, to whom she was married for three years. "It ended in a short time not because we were young, perhaps because there was not enough love," said the actress in an interview for El Universal.

She would later marry the Italian businessman Cesar Portaluppi, who passed away in 2011

 

CASTAGNI, Angelita (María de los Ángeles Hernández)

Born: 1934, Cuba

Died: 9/9/2020, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

 

Angelita Castagni’s westerns – actress:

La barranca sangriento – 1962

La venganza del resucitado – 1962

Por mis pistola - 1968