Martita Fort on Gustavo Martínez's Death: 'Worse Than Losing My Father'

Martita Fort, daughter of the late Argentine showman Ricardo Fort, revealed the most devastating moment of her life on the television program "PH, Podemos Hablar." The 22-year-old influencer spoke with deep emotion about the suicide of Gustavo Martínez, her godfather and a father figure to her.

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The heaviest story that happened to me, besides losing my father, was what happened afterward. That marked me.

Fort described Martínez's death as a more profound loss than that of her own father. She explained that after Ricardo Fort's passing, she lived with Martínez, who was battling Alzheimer's. Just days before her 18th birthday, Martínez died by suicide in her home. "I didn't expect what happened next to be worse," she confessed, her voice trembling.

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I didn't expect what happened next to be worse.

She recounted how she initially struggled to believe the news when her brother Felipe informed her, thinking it was a dark joke. The reality only sank in when police arrived at her house. Fort emphasized the significant role Martínez played in her life, providing the paternal affection she sometimes lacked. "He was the only person in the world who could say that I wasn't a cold person," she stated.

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I felt him like my father.

Despite the immense pain, Fort shared that she has since worked through the trauma. "Afterward, I was able to work on it, mature, and perhaps understand the reasons," she said. While acknowledging it as the "lowest point" of her life, she concluded with a sense of peace, stating, "Now I am calmer about it."

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He was the only person in the world who could say that I wasn't a cold person.