In the 80s, during the golden age of vedettismo in Peru, clarita chestnut illuminated Lima’s scenes with its own light. She exuded energy, flirtation and talent, first in the café-theater, then in humorous tuned television spots and on the big screen. Friends of the artist confirmed to El Comercio that she passed away at dawn on Thursday, December 8.
In conversation with this newspaper, Fanny Alache, a friend of Clarita Castaña, said that this loss is something very sudden. “It has been from one moment to the next, we even know that she was in love, that she had found a new boyfriend, because her husband died,” she said.
Alache told this newspaper that he met Clarita Castaña in 1990, when he joined the Zapatín brothers’ circus. That day, Castaña said goodbye to her because she was going to the United States. She “she was very industrious, very cheerful. She never saw her swear,” she said.
He also pointed out that the remains of the national artist will be veiled at Malecón de la Reserva 924, Miraflores, starting at 4:00 pm.
As of this writing, there are still no details on the exact cause of his death.
Clarita Castaña, always in the memory
Dressed in feathers and sequins, the artist with prominent curves shared presentations with Gisela Valcárcel, Amparo Brambilla, Bélgica Rodas, Iris Loza, Giovanna Vélez, among other popular figures of that time. She also hosted the program “Una noche contigo” on Channel 7, and was part of the cast of artists from “La Gran Revista” and “Risas y Salsa”. In 1990 she acted in the movie “Luna de Almendra” and participated in countless plays.
At the beginning of this decade, away from vedettismo, she traveled to Miami where she married an American citizen, several years later she returned to Peru and following being widowed she lived alone in an apartment in Miraflores.
In an interview with Premium Peru TV, which dates back six years, Clara de Jesús Benites Roque, her real name, said that when she left vedettismo and television, she worked as a ballet teacher. She also announced that she would be part of the staging “When you need me” and that she would perform a musical by the businessman Juan Bojanich.
Information prior to death
According to the comic actress Zelma Gálvez and the former vedette Fanny Alache, Clarita Castaña was admitted to the Edgardo Rebagliatti Hospital for several days due to complications in her health.
“Clarita lives alone and since she didn’t answer the phone her sister looked for her at her house, she was sick, she had to take her to an emergency. How terrible, she was unconscious for several days in the ICU, I am very distressed, please, let us pray for her”, Zelma Gálvez asked at the time.
“He was admitted to the hospital on November 13, one day before his birthday, due to severe cramps. She had to undergo surgery, she had a virus in the intestine, she was in the ICU and last Tuesday they transferred her to the ward ”, indicated Alache days before the death. At that time, Gálvez said that the former vedette was recovering, in addition to asking for prayers for health. “Let’s pray for her, prayers help, they are very valuable”, he added.
At that time it was learned, through the artistic impresario Juan Bojanich, that the family of the former vedette preferred to keep the subject in reserve. “Her two sisters are taking care of her, they are with her, she is very loved, we are all praying for her speedy recovery“, held.
