Overview
- Castro was admitted on January 14, 2026 for several days of specialized therapies to manage intense, long-standing pain.
- Pati Chapoy announced the hospitalization on Ventaneando, with multiple outlets corroborating the details.
- Reports describe the admission as therapeutic rather than an urgent operation, indicating a planned course of care.
- The current treatment traces to injuries from a Big Brother VIP elephant fall in 2004 that led to multiple surgeries and titanium cervical implants.
- Coverage notes chronic pain has constrained her ability to take long-duration projects, and no new complications have been reported.