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Juana Viale Hosts After Mirtha Legrand Misses Weekend Show With Mild Cold

Producers say the 99-year-old host expects to return next week.

Overview

  • Legrand sat out her weekend tapings with a cold and cough that the show described as a mild, short-term illness.
  • Granddaughter Juana Viale led both broadcasts in the program’s familiar backup arrangement and told viewers in a video that Mirtha had a cough and could not attend.
  • Legrand posted that she is only “resfriada” and said she plans to be back on the air next week.
  • Producer Nacho Viale said after the recordings that she is at home without antibiotics, has lost some voice, and tends to have bronchial flare-ups in cold, humid air.
  • The news drew quick concern from fans given Legrand’s age, and the family and show accounts stressed there was no serious health issue.