By Shirley Farmer 
Rogerio Samora’s last farewell was given on Saturday at Estrella Church in Lisbon. Family and friends gathered to pay a final tribute to the actor who lost his life at the age of 62, last Wednesday, December 15. Alexandra Linkcaster, Maria Joao Bastos, José Raposo and Conceição Queiroz were among the faces who attended the funeral.
Leaving the church, after a fair mass, emotion gripped those present and many could not contain their tears after a round of hearty applause.
He thanked the cousin, Carlos Samora, who monitored the artist’s health condition from the first minute, for the support of those who were next to the family in a moment of deep sadness. “I felt supported. There were half a dozen people who stayed with us since the first hour, but I honestly expected more,” he said. poison, referring to the few people who attended the funeral: “But everyone knew how to give dignity to this moment of Ruggiero. No one will forget him.”Although Ruggiero was expected to hug again, this was already an expected outcome for the family members who always stayed by the actor’s side. “It was 148 days of struggle, visiting him every two days and seeing the situation deteriorate. Of course I couldn’t take him outside, but we lost Ruggiero on July 20th. [dia em que sofreu duas paragens cardiorrespiratórias]. We believed in a miracle and that doesn’t always happen,” he said.
The body of the actor went to the Alcabideche crematorium, in Cascais.