Carlos Marin and Geraldine Larrosa.Photo: Pablo Cuadra/Getty
Geraldine Larrosa is singing “Por Ti Volaré” true.
Carlos Marín.David Becker/Getty
“He called me and told me he loved me like mad and that I was the woman of his life and asked me to take care of his family,” she said,according toHola. “We had survived the pandemic and in the end, the pandemic has taken him from me.”
She added, “I’m going to carry on fighting for his dreams and the dreams we had together. I don’t want the world to forget him.”
The pair married in July 2006 and performed several duets together including “Entrégate,” “Por Ti Volaré,” and “Fantasma de la Ópera,” all featured on his 2016 albumEn Concierto.
Marín died ofreported COVID complicationson Dec. 19. Il Divo members David Miller, Sébastien Izambard, and Urs Bühler announced the news of their friend’s death from COVID complicationson their website. He was 53.
“For 17 years the four of us have been on this incredible journey of Il Divo together, and we will miss our dear friend. We hope and pray that his beautiful soul will rest in peace,” they continued.
On Wednesday, Larrosashared a tributeto her late ex-husband alongside a series of photos of them together, including one from their wedding day.
“Carlos Marin was and always will be the love of my life,“she wrote.
In addition to his work with the group, German-born Marín also had a career as an operatic soloist and as a performer in musicals.
Il Divo’s most recent albumFor Once in My Life: A Celebration of Motownwas released this year on July 16. Their self-titled debut album came out in 2004.
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