La Veneno

Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez (19 March 1964 – 9 November 2016), better known as La Veneno ("Poison"), was a Spanish transexual vedette, singer and actress. She is better known for appearing in the late-night talk shows Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi and La sonrisa del pelícano, broadcast between 1996 and 1997 and hosted by journalist Pepe Navarro.

Biography

La Veneno was born José Antonio Ortiz Rodríguez into a humble family of Adra, Almería. She noted from an early age that she was different from other children and as such was never accepted in her village.[1]

In 1991 she went to Madrid. Later she started her process of transition and worked as prostitute in Parque del Oeste park in Madrid. There she was discovered in 1996 by journalist and TV host Pepe Navarro who cast her for numerous collaborations in his late nights Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi and La sonrisa del pelícano.[2]

From 2003 to 2006 she went to prison as she was accused of burning her apartment to fraudulently collect insurance.[1] In 2006, weighing 122 kilos and showing physical deterioration she reappeared in gossip TV shows.[3] From 2010-2012 she suffered from bulimia and depression. In addition, her boyfriend disappeared with her savings (more than 60 000 euros) and so she was left with a house and a pension of 300 euros.[4]

On 5 November 2016, she was found in her house with bruises and suffering from traumatic brain injury. She was transferred to the Hospital Universitario La Paz, where she died on 9 November 2016.[5] The autopsy determined that the cause of death was an accidental fall.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "La Veneno pasa factura". Interviu. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Ningún espacio seduce masivamente a la gran audiencia trasnochadora El Mundo, 11 June 2007.
  3. ↑ Prisiones denuncia a «La Veneno» por decir que sufrió abusos en la cárcel ABC, 21 April, 2006.
  4. ↑ "La Veneno, perdida por los hombres de mal vivir". ELMUNDO. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Muere La Veneno". Diario El Mundo. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. ↑ "La autopsia confirma que La Veneno murió por una caída accidental". La Razón. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-13.

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