Tenía 41 años: muere de coronavirus actor de "La Ley y el Orden" y "Blue Bloods"

El actor de espectáculos de Broadway Nick Cordero murió este domingo por complicaciones derivadas del coronavirus, tras pasar más de tres meses hospitalizado en Los Ángeles.

"Mi querido esposo falleció esta mañana. Su familia lo rodeó de amor, cantando y rezando mientras salía gentilmente de esta tierra", escribió su mujer, Amanda Kloots, en redes sociales apenas días después de anunciar que el actor había dado negativo a la prueba de el COVID-19 pero con graves secuelas.

El tratamiento de Cordero, de 41 años y nominado al premio Tony, ha sido muy seguido en Estados Unidos ya que era una figura reconocida en el circuito de Broadway y no tenía problemas médicos previos, según su familia.

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God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. ⠀ I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday. ⠀ To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. You’re a diamond in the rough. ⠀ ⠀ I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love , support and help we’ve received these last 95 days. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm everyday as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. As I sang the last line to him, “they’ll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight. Live your life,” I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. I will love you forever and always my sweet man. ❤️

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Esta semana, su esposa detalló en una entrevista televisada que el actor habría necesitado un trasplante doble de pulmón para recuperarse de la enfermedad, por la que llegó a estar en coma y se le tuvo que amputar una pierna.

Según su testimonio, la enfermedad fue tan fuerte que los médicos llegaron a temer por su vida en cuatro ocasiones anteriores.

Cordero nació en Canadá y llegó a Nueva York (EE.UU.) para trabajar con actor teatral.

En 2014 fue nominado al premio Tony -los Óscar del teatro- por su papel en "Bullets Over Broadway", por el que ganó también un Theatre World Award y oun Outer Critics Circle Award.

“Rock of Ages”, “Waitress” y "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" son otros de los espectáculos en los que participó.

En la pequeña pantalla actuó en producciones como "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" y "Blue Bloods".

Su esposa Kloots afirmó que desconocen cómo se contagio de la enfermedad.

"Supimos que debido a la COVID-19 los pulmones de Nick están severamente dañados. Parecía que como si hubiera sido fumador durante 50 años", añadió.

Cordero era padre de un hijo de un año, llamado Elvis.

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Our last family photo before Nick got sick. What this man has gone through! Nick is 41 years old. He had no pre-existing health conditions. We do not know how he got COVID-19 but he did. He went to the ER on March 30th and intubated on a ventilator on April 1. Since then has he has suffered an infection that caused his heart to stop, he needed resuscitation, he had two mini strokes, went on ECMO, went on dialysis, needed surgery to removal an ECMO cannula that was restricting blood flow to his leg, a faciatomy to relieve pressure on the leg, an amputation of his right leg, an MRI to further investigate brain damage, several bronchial sweeps to clear out his lungs, a septis infection causing septic shock, a fungus in his lungs, holes in his lungs, a tracheostomy, blood clots, low blood count and platelet levels, and a temporary pacemaker to assist his heart. He has spent 38 days now in the ICU. This disease does not only effect old people. This is real. A perfectly healthy 41 year old man! Bring awareness to his story. STAY HOME! FOLLOW GUIDELINES! This journey with Nick has been the hardest thing we’ve ever had to go through. I ask God for a miracle and my Dad reminded me that God is answering my prayer everyday because he is still with us! Nick is a fighter and has not given up. His doctors and nurses have been truly incredible. Thank you @cedarssinai ❤️ We will get our CODE ROCKY! #wakeupnick

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"Era amigo de todos, le encantaba escuchar, ayudar y especialmente hablar. Fue un actor y músico increíble. Te amaré por siempre", publicó su esposa.