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TV Presenter Raquel Escalante Dies at 28 After Cervical Cancer Battle

Her publicly documented illness drew nationwide support through a family GoFundMe.

Overview

  • TV Azteca Guate confirmed her death on November 28 and published a formal remembrance honoring her work and character.
  • The network held an on‑air tribute where Miss Universo Guatemala 2024, Ana Gabriela Villanueva, dedicated her crown in Escalante’s memory.
  • Family, friends and neighbors held a public farewell in San José de Barberena, Santa Rosa, placing her pageant bands and crowns on the casket.
  • Relatives said she was diagnosed in February 2024 and faced complications including renal failure, blood transfusions and hemodialysis, prompting a GoFundMe for medical costs.
  • Escalante hosted TV Azteca Guate’s Qué Chilero and was crowned Miss Guatemala Intercontinental in 2021 after earlier international pageant placements.