Enrique del Portal

Enrique Ruiz del Portal González (3 July 1932 – 20 March 2020) was a Spanish tenor and actor. He was born in Madrid. His career began in 1959 in Teatro de la Zarzuela. He retired in 2014.

He played the role of Caramello in Carnival in Venice. He also played Cardona in Doña Francisquita, Governor in Don Gil de Alcalá, Espejo in Chorizos y Poles, Españita and Ansúrez in different productions of La patria chica, Atenedoro in La revoltosa and Intendente in El rey que rabió. 

On 5 March 2020, Portal suffered a fall at his home in Madrid. He was unable to be hospitalized due to the coronavirus pandemic. His health got worse and died on 20 March from gastroenteritis, aged 87.

References

Other websites
 Entrevista para zarzuela.net
 Video de la entrega Premios Líricos Teatro Campoamor 2008
 Reseña de los Premios Líricos Teatro Campoamor 
 Entrevista para la Fundación de la Zarzuela Española
 Reseña del Premio Federico Romero

Category:1932 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Deaths from influenza
Category:Accidental deaths from falls
Category:Spanish stage actors
Category:Spanish singers
Category:Actors from Madrid
Category:Tenors
Category:Deaths from gastroenteritis