The love story of Tongo and Gladys Lupinta.

Over 40 years together. Morning there Gladys Lupinta They were one of the strongest couples in national show business. Unfortunately, their romance ended, but not because of infidelity, but because of the recent death of the singer. The popular’TongueHe lost his life on Friday March 10 and it was his wife who confirmed the unfortunate news.

“Forever in my heart, beloved husband, lifelong partner. I must accept your departure, even if my heart breaks, rest in peace my husband, Abelardo Gutiérrez Alanya, Morning“, he wrote on his Facebook account, leaving his followers shocked.

Gladys Lupinta said goodbye to Tongo with a touching message.
Gladys Lupinta said goodbye to Tongo with a touching message.

Morning there Gladys Lupinta they met in 1982, when she was 17 and he was 24. At that time, the singer was working as a host on Radio Oriente. Every day he asked listeners to call him live to sing his song’canteen at canteen‘, the first to do so would win 100 soles and his record.

Gladys Lupinta called the station and communicated for the first time with ‘Tongue‘, who would eventually be the father of her seven children.

“She sang it fabulous, I told her she had won. He came on the radio, I gave him 100 soles and the long coin. Downstairs from the radio was a chicken shop, I I invited him a quarter of a chicken and we went to Cinco y Medio (a hotel). And that’s how my first son was born”, he commented in a report on his artistic life, broadcast by Latina TV.

Over time, his love for music ended up sealing his love. Gladys Lupinta He began his career as a singer, with the Mostros de la Cumbia; while Morning He continued to increase his popularity with the band Imagination. They also collaborated together on the song “I am not jealous”.

Tongo and Gladys Lupinta sing "I am not jealous" in 'Laura in America'.
Tongo and Gladys Lupinta singing “I’m not jealous” in “Laura en América”.

Beyond musical success, Morning he considered the possibility of having children with the woman he chose as his wife. Since always, and due to the humility of his childhood, he planned to have more than three little ones running around his house, because he wanted to have a big family to pamper.

“I wanted to have enough children so that they didn’t suffer like me. I got my wife pregnant and said my first child should be a man. And a woman came out, María Luisa. At the second I said man again, but also woman. I told Gladys that now, a third, I wanted a man. And yet another woman came out! “, he commented.

Tony and his family.  Facebook.
Tony and his family. Facebook.

According Morning, he and his wife had already lost hope, but decided to try one last time. For your good luck, Gladys Lupinto gave birth to Abelardo Gutiérrez, the first son of the national artist. However, ‘Tongue‘ wanted to give him a sibling, so he kept looking for a second male.

“I told Gladys that we had 3 girls and 1 man, it was not possible. We went to get the fifth, but the woman got out! Already for the sixth I said I was getting up, and a woman came out. The seventh I have already said, right there. And the little man come out, Jesus. He’s the house ball player, he has my charisma,” he added in his funny story.

Morning He said he never got into drug or alcohol problems because his life was solely focused on raising his children. Thanks to this effort, many of them are academics, music professionals and even one of them, Gladys, works at NASA.

Before his death, Morning he had been admitted to the emergency room on several occasions because of the ailments that afflicted him: diabetes, kidney failure and prison. All this time, Gladys Lupinta She never parted with him, and the singer turned out to be the living example of the phrase “through thick and thin.”

“23 days ago they operated on him, they removed the tumor he had which caused him a lot of pain, because they had to give him morphine. The doctors told us, there is eight months, that this disease is rare, as it occurs in 1 in 10,000 men. His health may become more complicated, but we will pray a lot,” he said in Trome in January 2022.

Unfortunately, Gladys’ prayers were not enough to Morning stay alive On Friday, March 10, Abelardo died at the age of 65.

Complete Tongo family.
Complete Tongo family.

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