This Tuesday, September 17, he passed away Jimmy Gimenez–Arnau at 80 years old, just three days after his birthday. The journalist and television contributor had been away from television and the media for some time. A hard loss for the family and friends of Giménez-Arnau, one of the most recognized faces on the small screen.
It was very common to see Jimmy Giménez-Arnau as a collaborator of the defunct group save meespecially in the night format. The communicator commented on some of today’s hottest topics. It was actually his last work on the small screen. Even though he was far from the front line of the media, He had recently expressed his desire to return to television.
It was his former colleagues at Mediaset España who announced the sad news of his death in space. Not even if we werein Ten. Last Saturday, September 14th, Jimmy turned 80 and he did so surrounded by his family. In particular, his last wife and reason for love, Sandra Delgadowhom he met in 2006 and married in 2013.
[Carmen Martínez-Bordiú, desde su retiro portugués: primeras imágenes tras romper con Tim McKeague]
Jimmy Giménez-Arnau in a file photo.
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Jimmy’s widow thanked him for the condolences he conveyed to her. Belen Esteban (50) from the aforementioned television space. “Thank you very much, Belén. Real Madrid’s new stadium remains unfinished. But hey, a huge hug,” were the exact words Delgado sent to those who were Jimmy’s friends and colleagues for years.
A key figure in many fields, with a perfect knowledge of a large part of the history of Spain, he had chosen to leave a little time and opt for a calmer and more relaxed life.
Son of a diplomat, Jimmy was born on board a Spanish ocean liner sailing in Brazilian waters.. He studied in an English school, which allowed him to master English perfectly. Concerning studies, he graduated in law and journalism. It even became war correspondent and magazine confuser Brother Wolf.
Although at that time he became popular for marrying Maria del Mar Martinez–Bordiú and Franco (71), said Joyeux. Their marriage was on the cover of GOOD MORNING!, becoming the first link sold exclusively for a magazine. One million pesetas was paid to the couple and 1 have been sold.300.000 copies.
The meeting took place on August 3, 1977, in the chapel of the Meiras Deadlinein La Coruña, in the presence of 160 guests. Franco’s granddaughter, she was a furniture restorer and had her own workshop in Madrid. Their wedding, arranged so as not to displease Carmen Pololasted barely two years, during which time the only daughter they have in common is born.
After the separation, Jimmy dedicated himself to telling everything he had experienced during this period with the Francos and even revealing intimacies never told before. In 1981, he published Me Jimmy, my life with the Francoswho became a bestseller. Both used the magazines to settle their scores over custody of their daughter. Finally, Merry decided to leave SpainIn 1987 he began a relationship with María Teresa Fernández Peral, from whom he separated in 1993.
