Over the years, art, entertainment and communication in the Dominican Republic have gained many new names that have become prominent figures in the country, but it has also lost other faces that for some reason have decided not to disappear from the spotlight have returned to the artistic or communicative environment.
Roberto Salcedo, Manuel Jiménez, Nikauly De La Mota, Olga Lara, Sonia Alfonso, Taty Salas, Omar Franco and others are among a list of personalities who have disappeared from the public eye in the fields of art or communication. Or they reduced their presence in these areas to a minimum.
Although these characters already had a name in the history of the Dominican entertainment industry, their shine was eclipsed by personal decisions or unexpected circumstances that led them to withdraw completely or partially from the stage to pursue other aspects or tasks to dedicate in life.
Olga Lara received her Summa Cum Laude degree in clinical psychology from the University of the Third Age (UTE) in 2015 at the age of 62.
More than 25 years ago The Dominican composer and singer-songwriter Olga Lara She decided to retire from the stage and end her artistic career, although she herself admitted that she would never be a “former artist”.
The famous ballad singer made this decision because her priorities in her life were changing and the love and emotional stability that her current partner offered her was no longer negotiable at that point.
At that time there was a lot of commentary about the retirement of Olga Lara, who enjoyed the joys of success in the 1980s, filling stadiums and enjoying great popularity.
However, she has no regrets. In an interview with this medium in 2019, he said: “My decision was not spontaneous and as one of my poems says: priorities change, so there was a moment in my life that I had to prioritize.”
Since her retirement, Olga Lara, who studied clinical psychology and offers therapy, has combined her passion for art and psychology in her books “Cosas del Alma in the light of psychology”, which she published in 2019, and “Tras las barrancas” (Tras las barrancas ) (2022), a compendium of sonnets written during the pandemic.
Nikauly de la Mota is chairwoman of Dominican Women Leaders, an organization committed to empowering and educating women.
Another fictional character who has moved away from the stage is the communicator Nikauly de la Mota, who was out of the spotlight for several years.
De la Mota, who appeared on Dominican television every Saturday with her program “Arriba con Nikauly” for several years, decided to distance herself from the media, but became involved in the diplomatic and political spheres as a ministerial advisor. the Dominican Republic in Mexico. She also wrote two books: Yes, a Woman Can and You Choose Transformation or Death.
Dominican Ambassador Angie Martínez.
Many will remember the missing program “Perdone la Hora”, which introduced many of the characters currently seen on television and others who left the media a few years ago, as in the case of the former presenter. Angie Martinez, better known as Anyara.
Anyara has a very natural and spontaneous style on Dominican television. His character Pituka was very popular in the vanished television space. After her time in the media, the communicator devoted herself to diplomacy; she previously served as ambassador for academic affairs for the Dominican Republic in Europe.
The communicator and lawyer currently lives in the United States with her family.
Roberto Salcedo working as mayor of the Dominican capital. The former producer and actor held the position for three periods from 2002 to 2016. Adriano Rosario / LD
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This was the transition from communication to politics Roberto Salcedo, who dedicated much of his life to entertainment and distinguished himself as a comedian, librettist and television producer.
Salcedo gave up the lights and cameras to become an officer. The former communicator, who directed the missing television show “7×7 Roberto”, headed the office of the mayor of the National District between 2002 and 2016.
This year he lost to current Tourism Minister David Collado, who, like Salcedo, spent his time on Dominican television and is now devoting himself to politics.
Manuel Jiménez, current mayor of Santo Domingo Estes, outside photo
Politics has also taken away art to the current mayor of Santo Domingo Este, Manuel Jiménez, who had to combine his two passions with more than 30 years of professional experience. In the end, however, he turned away from the media and devoted himself entirely to politics.
The singer-songwriter was elected deputy of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in 2002 and was re-elected in the 2006 and 2010 elections. In 2020, he managed to reach the mayoralty of Santo Domingo Este.
Jiménez, who has since moved away from art, has produced dozens of musical productions, many recorded individually or in collaboration with other artists. His musical productions are performed by Maridalia H., Los Hermanos. Rosario, Wilfrido Vargas, Miriam Cruz, Sergio Vargas, El Canario, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ana Belén, Julio Iglesias and many others are performed in several languages and in different genres, including opera.
Other names of artistic personalities that are missing are singers Sonia Alfonso, Taty Salas and Omar Franco.
The singer Sonia Alfonso became known in the 80s with the songs “La loca” and “Una noche más”, with which she entered the artistic environment and was immediately loved and followed by the Dominicans. She was one of the few performers who gave up the bolero and the ballad to devote herself to jazz. However, the artist quietly left the stage.