Yola Polastri
Yola Polastri | |
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| Born | February 25, 1950 Lima, Peru |
| Died | July 7, 2024 (aged 74) Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Yola La Chica de la Tele La Reina de los Niños |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, TV presenter |
| Years active | 1967–2024 |
Yolanda Piedad Polastri Giribaldi (Lima; February 25, 1950 — July 7, 2024),[1] better known as Yola Polastri,[2] was a Peruvian children's singer and songwriter, as well as a TV presenter, known for her appearances on children's television shows.
Early life
Polastri was born on February 25, 1950, in Lima. The youngest in her family, she had three siblings: María Eugenia, Remo y Augusto. She took ballet classes at a early age in Miraflores and pursued an early acting career at the Club de Teatro de Lima.[3]
Career
Her older brother Augusto, who was a dancer in a TV show known as Ritmo en el 4, took Polastri to Panamericana Televisión to be part of the group known as Las Cincodélicas. During the early 1970s, she appeared in a number of TV shows, including Ritmolandia, Matrimonio y algo más, El buen ambiente, Topoyadas, El Tío Johnny, Simplemente María, El Adorable Profesor Aldao, Inconquistable Viviana Hortiguera and Un verano para recordar. She later starred in El Mundo de los Niños, which was renamed to Los niños y su mundo, after the government of Juan Velasco Alvarado commissioned a national children's TV show.[3]
After starring in América Televisión's Hola Yola, the success of new shows such as El show de Yuly, El show de Xuxa and Nubeluz led her to move to the live stage and an activist for the return of children's programming after its disappearance after the 1990s.[3]
On May 21, 2024, her brother Remo passed away due to a stroke.[4][5]
Death
Polastri suffered a stroke in early 2024, being taken to the Clínica Delgado in Miraflores before returning home in a delicate state two months later, on June 19, in order to recover.[6] Her Instagram account announced her passing on July 7 of the same year, and a number of associates and friends offered their condolences soon after.[1] During her wake, her niece revealed that she had died from a myocardial infarction.[7]
References
- ^ a b Morocho, Ana (2024-07-07). "Murió Yola Polastri a los 74 años: últimos momentos de 'La Chica de la tele' y detalles de su velorio". Infobae.
- ^ "Yola Polastry: fotos de su vida entre los programas de televisión y los niños". Trome. 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b c Napa, Renzo (2024-07-07). "Yola Polastri, adiós 'Chica de la Tele' [Semblanza]". RPP Noticias.
- ^ Quispe, Harold (2024-05-21). "Remo Polastri Giribaldi, hermano mayor de Yola Polastri, falleció a los 78 años". RPP Noticias.
- ^ "Yola Polastri, la animadora y recordada 'Chica de la Tele', falleció a los 74 años". El Comercio. 2024-07-07.
- ^ Huapaya S., José (2024-06-20). "Yola Polastri ya está en casa: los detalles de su recuperación". Expreso.
- ^ "¿De qué murió Yola Polastri? Sobrina revela la causa del deceso de la artista". Perú 21. 2024-07-07.