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Mercedes 'Meche' Portillo, Key Intrusos Producer and Creator of Los Escandalones, Dies at 53

She succumbed to a sudden bilateral pneumonia after days in intensive care.

Overview

  • Rodrigo Lussich confirmed Portillo’s death on November 27 in an Instagram post, followed by tributes from him and Adrián Pallares.
  • Portillo was credited as the creative driver of Intrusos in recent years and the originator of the signature segment Los escandalones.
  • Lussich asked followers to leave messages on Portillo’s Instagram (@mechaline), noting her sister and mother will read them.
  • The Socios al desnudo performance set for November 29 at Teatro Premier was postponed and reprogrammed for December 12.
  • Marcela Tauro led Friday’s broadcast as Lussich and Pallares accompanied the family, after Portillo’s rapid deterioration following a work trip to Jujuy led to ICU intubation.