An empty chair The last word On September 16 this year, it honored one of its analysts: André Marín died at the age of 52after years of health problems and temporary recoveries; leaves a legacy of three decades of sports journalism, a journey that began at the age of 14, under his patronage. Jose Ramon Fernandez.
Jose Ramonwith whom he had a complicated relationship, dedicated a message in X André Marin: “He was a child who really wanted to learn.potentially developed and grown in Imevisión. I met the grandmother, with whom I became good friends. He started covering the field and did it very well from day one. More world championships and olympiad together, which I could never forget. We respected each other a lot, later… it was distance“.
Both made peace against all odds: “We meet again after 17 years At a program in Miami, we talked and hugged each other, though We were never friends again and never saw each other again.. I remain with the years of friendship and love during which we spent wonderful years together working and doing high level journalism. “It hurts so much to know that he suffered so much that no one deserves to go through what he went through.”
Why did José Ramón Fernández and André Marín drift apart?
The reasons for their split have been widely discussed, although those involved have been reluctant to confirm it, beyond pointing out that each other was “betrayed”.
In the 80s, André Marin He started in the field of sports journalism, managing the cables of the Spanish LaLiga and other European leagues on Imevisión (later TV Azteca), as José Ramón recounted on another occasion: “He was fourteen years old and André wanted to work…came and told how the results were. That's how he started dealing with it, at the age of fourteen.”
It was said that André Marín tried to keep his position Jose Ramonbut no one gave any details. In 2007, Fernández left TV Azteca to join ESPN; while Marín went to Fox Sports in 2012 and came to TUDN in 2023.
In 2008, José Ramón spoke at the The universal Regarding Marín, he recalled that despite their differences, they understood each other, but “he was one of those who He was looking for an opportunity for me to leave (from TV Azteca) when he was sick, I don't know why, he went to the company authorities, built relationships, spread his networks.”
by 2020, Marín spoke with Javier Alarcón and announced that he was writing a book about his life: “It's going to be hard, it's going to be uncomfortable… It's time to tell the truth“.
In the publication, he told what happened to José Ramón: “I never answered, but the time has come… it can shake the history of Mexican television, it's about very powerful things. I was the one betrayed“. Despite everything, he said that he was very grateful to him.
In that year, André started with health problems: contracted Clostridium difficilebacteria in the large intestine causing intestinal problems, after which came new complications that did not go away. in 2023 Marín recovered and returned to television after being in a coma for 45 days, but recently relapsed, after which he underwent a double lung transplant. could not recover.
The reconciliation of André Marín and José Ramón Fernández
“I never answered anything, I never will answer anything, I'm a grateful guy, I will take what I know to the graveAndré said in 2017, when the topic came up again in a special Univision broadcast with commentators from ESPN, TV Azteca, Televisa and Fox Sports. Then she hugged José Ramón.
“I never answered anything. I never answer anything. “I'm a grateful guy, and I'll take what I know to the grave.”
The day André Marín (RIP) and José Ramón reconciled in a Univisión program in 2017. pic.twitter.com/NtZCfTPXWL
— Miguel A. González (@mikepelotero82) September 16, 2024
In your program Chronometer, Jose Ramon He added on Monday: “I knew it was delicate, it was sad to put it on the air.” He also repeated it The informants that he was taken advantage of in the sports environment, which caused his annoyance David Faitelson.
“I will say what I have to say on this subject. Today is a day to honor the memory of André Marín and his family. Tyranny and scoundrels have no place. And let's be clear: I will not go to my grave without saying what I have to sayFaitelson wrote about it in X, with a fragment of this note.