Frankie De Leonardis, on Canal 24 Horas: “It was very sudden, no one expected it”
The first to report the death was the director Frankie de Leonardis, a friend of Castro and whom the family has appointed spokesperson. This morning he spoke with 24 Hour Channel. “Today at 2 in the morning, Lucía, Itziar’s mother, told me that she had left us”he said, pointing out that the actress was in Lloret de Mar (Girona) rehearsing a synchronized swimming aquatic show for a Christmas gala.
“It was very sudden, no one expected it. She has always been a person who has committed herself, she has always pushed forward”the director emphasized, clarifying that he was not feeling particularly bad in the moments before his death.
“A reference is leaving. There are people who had an important physical issue like her and have been silent, but she has done the opposite”she says, to which she adds “she is a fighter for unjust causes, and in this case she has fought to make visible that, not because she is fat, she should receive bad words or denigrate anyone.” “This has helped many people in networks to feel identified and valued”sentence.
