Carlos Herrera was still a child when he lost his father, the first hardest blow of his life.
More than a decade ago, his mother, Blanca Crusset,
crossed Spain from Mataró to Seville
to be close to her only son, who also wanted to have her with him.
Yesterday, at the
age of 91
, doña Blanca, as he and many friends called her, passed away in Seville, a great lady who was always proud of her son, as much as her son of her.
"I am what I am thanks to my mother," Carlos said.
The funeral was held this Saturday at the SE30 mortuary in Seville, and although the journalist has many friends in the Andalusian capital, the
pandemic has forced the funerals to take place in family privacy
, who have been joined by the president from the Junta de Andalucía, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, with his wife, Manuela Villena.
Herrera has thus lost another of the most important pillars of his life.
He always maintained a very close and close relationship with his mother
, who listened to her son daily on the radio.
Doña Blanca, a woman with
great and strong values in life
, was also good at cooking, and surely from there Carlos has gotten that gastronomic hobby that between the two of them also transferred his son Alberto.
The cannelloni and rice recipes were some of the most outstanding, and he taught them to his grandchildren.
In life and until the last moment, she was always a very loved and cared for woman, starting with her son, because
both tried to be together as long as possible
and when not, always in communication.
Doña Blanca sometimes also went to the Seville Fair.
He would go with his son to the booth of which he is a member, together with great and faithful friends, and there he enjoyed like one more Sevillian.
Of course, "like a great lady, elegant, educated, discreet. Always perfect, her hands, her hairstyle, her styling. She was charming and very nice. A great woman, very valuable and much loved," says a close person of her. to the family.
He also used to spend days with the family in
Sanlúcar de Barrameda or in El Rocío
.
In the Huelva village for many years they all celebrated Christmas together, getting to meet about fifty people - some of those great friends even called her Mom.
But this year the Covid19 did not allow it.
That made Carlos Herrera
spend Christmas Eve at home with his mother
, a fact that perhaps fate or his Virgen de la Candelaria wanted to send to Almeria so that the two could enjoy each other in a more intimate and calm way.
A moment that Herrera himself reflected in his social networks.
See this post on Instagram
If we look for the positive side, it has been a unique opportunity to live together those days and nights, which have allowed them to talk, share and even say goodbye.
And that is something that gives a lot of peace to those who lose a being so dear and fundamental to their life.
Carlos, an only child, has lost that roof of parents, although he still has other family members who will surely be his support.
Like his uncle Alberto, in whose honor he chose the name for his own son.
For their part,
Rocío Crusset and Alberto Herrera
, children of the marriage between Herrera and Mariló Montero, are also very affected, since they have always been 'very' of their grandmother Blanca.
Thanks to her father, the two have lived very close to her, and they have been able to have her for those unforgettable moments when she told them stories or shared recipes.
Alberto has behaved with maturity in these hard times, he has known how to return to his grandmother the support he always received from her and they have both been able to say goodbye.
Rocío, who chose the surname of Doña Blanca for her professional role, has not been able to travel to Seville for this last goodbye.
However, and thanks to technology, he has been in constant contact with his grandmother and the rest of the family.
He has been able to be close to his grandmother even though it had to be through a screen, but they have been in continuous contact.
Now he will have to resign himself to spending this hard blow away from his parents and brother, although he can count on the support of his friends in New York, where he is today.
The pandemic has not allowed Rocío to travel to Spain
, since she has contracts in the United States and is also studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York.
If he had traveled, he would have had to quarantine on his return;
her father advised her to stay there and that they would keep her up to date on everything.
So much so that even today, during the funeral, the family has spoken with her, they have transmitted everything that was happening, even the response or the mass for the soul of her grandmother, so that Rocío felt closer and more similar to having been able to be present at this sad farewell.
And also with the presence of her mother,
Mariló Montero
, who attended the funeral to support her children and family.
In this sad ending, Carlos Herrera has been at all times absolutely aware of his mother.
In fact, he was throughout his life.
And that's how united they will be forever.
Because now Doña Blanca has gone on to continue living in the hearts and memories of those who loved her so much.
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