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La actuación colombiana despide a una de sus figuras más emblemáticas. A los 98 años falleció Flor Vargas, artista que dedicó gran parte de su vida a la radio, el teatro y la televisión, convirtiéndose en un rostro familiar para varias generaciones de colombianos gracias a su participación en algunas de las producciones más recordadas del país.
La noticia fue dada a conocer este sábado 13 de junio de 2026 por Actores Sociedad Colombiana de Gestión, entidad que confirmó el deceso de la intérprete mediante una publicación en redes sociales. A través de un emotivo mensaje, la organización rindió homenaje a quien consideró una de las grandes pioneras de la industria artística nacional.
“Despedimos con profunda tristeza a nuestra querida Flor Vargas, verdadera pionera de la radio, el teatro y la televisión colombiana”, expresó la entidad.
El reconocimiento continuó destacando no solo su talento sobre los escenarios, sino también las cualidades humanas que quienes la conocieron resaltaban de manera constante.
“El arte nacional le dice adiós a una maestra cuya inquebrantable calidad humana y valentía superaban cualquier escenario. Flor, tu voz y tu legado actoral vivirán por siempre. Descansa en paz”.
Una carrera que marcó generaciones
Con su partida, el país pierde a una actriz cuya trayectoria atravesó distintas épocas de la televisión colombiana. Su carrera se extendió durante varias décadas y le permitió asumir papeles de diversos géneros, desde el drama hasta la comedia, consolidando un nombre respetado dentro del medio artístico.
Flor Vargas hizo parte de producciones que permanecen en la memoria colectiva de los televidentes. Entre ellas figuran títulos como Los Victorinos, La saga, negocio de familia, El capo, En los tacones de Eva, Pero sigo siendo el rey y Aquí no hay quien viva. También participó en proyectos como N.N., donde interpretó a uno de los personajes más recordados de esa producción, y en otras historias que contribuyeron a fortalecer la identidad de la ficción nacional.
Su recorrido profesional comenzó mucho antes de convertirse en una presencia habitual de la pantalla chica. La radio fue uno de los primeros escenarios en los que desarrolló su vocación artística, en una época en la que las radionovelas ocupaban un lugar privilegiado dentro del entretenimiento colombiano. Más adelante, el teatro y la televisión ampliaron el alcance de un talento que terminó acompañando a millones de hogares.
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Gracias a su capacidad interpretativa y versatilidad, logró mantenerse vigente a través del paso de los años, adaptándose a nuevas narrativas y compartiendo escena con diferentes generaciones de actores. Para muchos colegas, su experiencia y disciplina se transformaron en una referencia dentro del oficio.
Los desafíos que enfrentó en sus últimos años
Sin embargo, los últimos años de su vida estuvieron marcados por desafíos muy distintos a los aplausos y reconocimientos que cosechó durante su carrera. La actriz atravesó dificultades económicas y un deterioro progresivo de su estado de salud que afectó significativamente su calidad de vida.
En una entrevista concedida al programa Bravíssimo, Flor Vargas habló abiertamente sobre las complicaciones que enfrentaba. Allí reveló que tenía problemas de movilidad y que varias caídas recientes habían limitado su independencia.
«No puedo caminar bien, me he caído tres veces ya», relató en ese entonces.
Debido a estas dificultades, necesitaba ayuda permanente para realizar actividades cotidianas y dependía del acompañamiento de una persona encargada de asistirla. Además, manifestó su inconformidad con la periodicidad de las terapias que recibía a través de su EPS, al considerar que no eran suficientes frente a las necesidades derivadas de su proceso de recuperación.
A esas circunstancias se sumaron momentos dolorosos en el plano familiar. La actriz sobrevivió a la muerte de sus hijos Cecilia y Manuel Cabral. Este último era reconocido en el mundo del doblaje por haber prestado su voz a personajes como Mickey Mouse y Goofy. Su fallecimiento, ocurrido años atrás tras complicaciones derivadas de un trasplante de riñón, representó uno de los episodios más difíciles en la vida de la artista.
Tras conocerse la noticia de su muerte, diversas voces comenzaron a expresar mensajes de despedida y agradecimiento por el aporte que dejó a las artes escénicas del país. Su legado permanece ligado a personajes que acompañaron durante décadas a los televidentes y que hoy forman parte de la historia de la televisión colombiana.
Más allá de los reconocimientos y de la popularidad alcanzada en producciones inolvidables, Flor Vargas será recordada como una mujer que dedicó su vida al arte, abrió camino para nuevas generaciones de intérpretes y contribuyó a la construcción de una memoria audiovisual que continúa vigente en el país.
Su voz, su presencia en escena y el compromiso que demostró con cada personaje seguirán siendo parte del patrimonio artístico colombiano. Aunque el telón se haya cerrado para una de sus grandes pioneras, el recuerdo de su trabajo permanecerá vivo entre colegas, familiares y espectadores que crecieron viendo su talento en la pantalla.
Minuto30.com .- Este domingo, un fatal accidente aéreo conmocionó al mundo del entretenimiento y las redes sociales. Seis pasajeros perdieron la vida tras el choque en pleno vuelo de dos helicópteros en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro, Brasil.
Entre las víctimas mortales confirmadas del siniestro se encuentran el reconocido cantante estadounidense Oliver Tree y el popular creador de contenido argentino Gaspar Prim Díaz, mejor conocido en internet como ‘Gaspi’. Ambos contaban con una sólida comunidad de aproximadamente 2 millones de seguidores.
Perfiles de las víctimas:
Oliver Tree: El músico estadounidense, quien era conocido por ser amigo cercano de Aaron Mercury, destacó en la industria por su personalidad excéntrica, su imagen caricaturesca y su estilo inconfundible con peinados y vestimentas sumamente exageradas que lo convirtieron en un ícono de la cultura pop de internet.
Gaspar Prim Díaz (‘Gaspi’): El youtuber argentino se consolidó en la plataforma gracias a su humor irreverente y provocador. Su contenido se caracterizaba por acercamientos espontáneos y muchas veces incómodos a desconocidos en las calles de Buenos Aires, popularizando su icónico saludo «buenass» con una voz grave.
Su fama internacional había escalado recientemente tras su participación en 2025 en «La Velada del Año V», el multitudinario evento de boxeo de creadores de contenido organizado por Ibai Llanos en el Estadio de La Cartuja de Sevilla.
Madonna fans got a preview of one of her new Confessions II tracks this weekend courtesy of Martin Garrix. “Bizarre,” a song that will appear on Madonna’s imminent album release (street date: July 3), had a surprise debut during Garrix’s performance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday night (June 13).
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Garrix played “Bizarre” set to a pulsing dance beat and amplified with a light show in pink and purple, the apparent color scheme of the Confessions II era. His June 13 gig was the third of a trio of nights at Barclays on his Americas Tour.
On Sunday evening, Garrix shared a video featuring the song sneak peek from Saturday’s concert on Instagram.
“Who knew love could be so bizarre?” Madonna’s heard singing on the track’s hook. “Only love could be so bizarre.”
“Bizarre” is track 10 on Madonna’s 16-song collection Confessions II, and the fourth tune to be teased ahead of the July release of her 15th full-length studio album. She first released album opener “I Feel So Free,” followed by the Sabrina Carpenter collab “Bring Your Love,” in April. “Love Sensation” arrived in early June.
Confessions II, the sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor, has her reuniting with producer Stuart Price and is the first album she’ll release since her return to Warner Records. It Madonna’s first new album in several years, following the 2019 Billboard 200 chart No. 1 Madame X.
Madonna recently unveiled CONFESSIONS II – The Film, which premiered at Tribeca Festival in New York City and is now available to watch on YouTube. In early June she also performed a surprise pop-up show in celebration of Pride Month in Times Square — marking the official launch of the new venue The Square on Broadway and 47th Street.
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New York Knicks NBA championship merch has dropped online following the team’s dominant 4-1 series victory over the San Antonio Spurs to capture the 2026 NBA title.
In front of stars like Taylor Swift, A$AP Rocky, Fat Joe and Timothee Chalamet, the Knicks took home their first NBA championship since 1973, following a 94-90 win over the Spurs Saturday night.
The Knicks were led by guard Jalen Brunson, who dropped 45 points to lead the team to victory. The 29-year-old also took home the NBA Finals MVP trophy. But that isn’t the only memento Brunson will take home from his big championship win: the point guard also now has his own official bobblehead.
LIMITED EDITION RELEASE
Available on the merch and collectibles site, FOCO, the Brunson bobblehead doll features a plastic figurine of the Knicks star posing with his trophy and perched on top of a base with Knicks and NBA branding.
Sporting his number 11 jersey, the player’s name and the words “2026 NBA Champions” is written on a plaque at the front of the display stand. FOCO says each bobblehead is hand-painted and hand-crafted, ensuring that no two units are exactly the same. What that means: you’re getting a true collector’s piece with each purchase.
This is an officially licensed release from the NBA and FOCO and it’s sure to sell out fast. Due to the demand, FOCO is limiting shoppers to just two units per purchase.
«BIGHEAD» BOBBLEHEAD
You can also pick up this Brunson bobblehead, which features the Knicks player perched on top of a display stand inspired by the team’s NBA championship-winning ring.
This bobblehead figure measures approximately 6.5 inches in height and features an exaggerated “big head” design.
BRAG-WORTHY PIECE
While most bobbleheads on the FOCO site measure between 6-8 inches in height, the collectibles brand is teasing a pre-order release for an 18-inch Jalen Brunson bobblehead online.
The final version of the figurine has yet to be unveiled but FOCO says it will portray the NBA finals MVP posing in his gameday uniform while perched on a marble-inspired display stand. Only 50 of these 18-inch bobbleheads will be released so you’ll want to snag one before they’re sold out.
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A number of other Knicks players also have their own bobbleheads available online. This one showcases Knicks guard Josh Hart holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy while surrounded by Knicks colors and branding.
Like the Brunson bobbleheads, this one is also released in extremely limited edition. Each unit is numbered and shoppers are limited to two figurines per purchase, ensuring their collectibility.
OFFICIAL JERSEY DISPLAY
FOCO also has a number of “jersey busts” featuring the Knicks players and their official jerseys. This one celebrates Knicks forward OG Anunoby with his number eight jersey and championship belt set on a gilded, wooden-style base.
Each Knicks jersey bust measures approximately six inches in height. This one is limited to an edition of 526.
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FOCO also sells these eight-inch plush bears celebrating the Knicks NBA title win. The stuffed toys feature the team’s blue and orange colorway, with Knicks branding and motifs throughout.
Choose your favorite player and get their name and jersey number embroidered on the bear, like the Karl-Anthony Towns example seen above. These stuffed animals are limited to just 225 pieces and each one is individually numbered.
FAN FAVORITE
It’s not just the Knicks basketball players who got their own bobblehead after the team’s NBA championship win — FOCO also has an official Hello Kitty bobblehead, with the Sanrio star wearing a Knicks-inspired uniform with an orange and blue bow on her head. The name “Hello Kitty” is printed on the back of the jersey.
This Hello Kitty figurine stands about five inches tall and comes on a circular base inspired by the hardwood court.
See more Knicks merch, including toys, bags and bobbleheads for other players online at FOCO.com. Everything is officially licensed for sale on the site, by the National Basketball Association and the New York Knicks team.
OFFICIAL T-SHIRT
If you’re looking for an official Knicks championship win T-shirt, Fanatics has this unisex tee with big CHAMPS branding on the front and the signatures of all the players on the back.
The 100% cotton tee is available in sizes small to 2XL. You can see more Knicks NBA winners merch and T-shirts online at Fanatics.com.
OFFICIAL HAT
And you can find official Knicks merch, including this vintage-inspired hat, online at Amazon.
This hat features a blue and ivory colorway with an embroidered logo on the front and a slightly curved brim. An adjustable snapback closure helps this fit most head sizes.
The Knicks win set off a host of celebrations across the city that are sure to last through the weekend. New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that a ticker-tape parade for the team will take place in Manhattan this Thursday, June 18.
Fresh off her historic induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Taylor Swift was back in midtown Manhattan this weekend to see one of the hottest tickets on Broadway, Oh, Mary! with Maya Rudolph, with Travis Kelce by her side. They caught the play just in time to see Rudolph starring as Mary Todd Lincoln, as the SNL alum’s limited run in the show wraps July 5.
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The pair posed backstage for photos with the cast of Oh, Mary!, including Rudolph, while attending a matinee performance at the Lyceum Theater in New York City on Saturday (June 13). A clip taken at curtain call by a fellow audience member shows a glimpse of Swift just a few rows back from the stage, leading a standing ovation for Saturday’s performers.
Cheyenne Jackson, Martin Landry, director Sam Pinkleton, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Maya Rudolph as “Mary Todd Lincoln,” Bianca Leigh and Phillip James Brannon pose backstage at the hit comedy ‘Oh, Mary!’ on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on June 13, 2026 in New York City.
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Oh, Mary! is a Tony Award-winning, comedic “one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola),” the production’s official synopsis says. Rudolph currently portrays the “miserable, suffocated” first lady “in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play.” The play’s plot centers on Mary Todd’s unhappiness with her marriage to the then-U.S. president — a reimagining of the couple’s story that has President Lincoln closeted (though it’s a fictional story, some historians do believe he was queer), and Mary Todd drunk and dreaming of being a showgirl.
“This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands,” Escola told NPR. “A dream that the whole world is telling her is stupid and doesn’t make any sense.”
At the 2025 Tony Awards, Escola — who not only wrote the book, but originated the lead role of Mary as its first performer — was named best leading actor in a play, while Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton took home best direction of a play.
Following Rudolph, Megan Stalter is slated to take over the role of Mary next, for a 10-week stint beginning July 6.
Swift received her Songwriters Hall of Fame honor Thursday night (June 11) at a ceremony held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Sombr performed two Swift classics in tribute — “Cardigan” and “Dear John” — with the honoree and her parents softly singing along, from heir table in front of him. Steven Spielberg saluted Swift, who’s the youngest woman ever inducted into the SHOF, by introducing her to the stage for her speech.
“If I look back at my entire 23-year career in music, the ups and downs and industry battles, the trials and tribulations, the cheers and tears and dogpiling of doubt, the criticisms — both fair and unfair — the complete loss of privacy, the world tours and ego wars, and the twists of fate, the absolute magical chaos of this path that I chose when I was too young to remember it even being a choice at all, songwriting was the easiest thing I ever did,” Swift said in her speech. “Not because it didn’t take effort. It definitely did. Not that it wasn’t frustrating at times, because it could be. And not that my songwriting didn’t haunt me relentlessly until I cracked the perfect internal rhyme scheme for the third line of the second verse before my teachers called me out in class for not paying attention, because that definitely happened.”
She continued, “But when I say that songwriting was the easiest part for me, I think what I mean is that it was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it. I had to be taught how to entertain a crowd. And learn choreography, and be less annoying and navigate the industry and fiercely protect my own sanity through difficult lessons and massive amounts of trial and error and chaos and calamity. But songwriting for me was pretty much the only thing I naturally did.”
Last week she unveiled an original song penned for Toy Story 5, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which she debuted live on piano on Tuesday at the film’s world premiere. Swift also performed the Toy Story mainstay “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” as a duet with Randy Newman at the premiere.
Oliver Tree has reportedly died following a helicopter crash in Brazil. He was 32.
The genre-blending singer, songwriter and producer was among six people killed when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (June 14), according to CNN Brazil and the Associated Press.
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Tree, whose full name was Oliver Tree Nickell, was traveling through South America as part of his World’s First World Tour.
The other victims were identified as passengers Lucas Vignale, Gaspar Prim and Lucas Brito Chaves, along with pilots Alexandre Souza and Charles Marsillac.
The collision reportedly occurred in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s western zone. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
Billboard has reached out to Tree’s representatives for comment.
The California-born artist released his fourth studio album, Love You Madly Hate You Badly, in April. Known for his signature bowl haircut and eccentric persona, Tree performed in São Paulo on June 6 and was scheduled to play Lisbon, Portugal, in early July. Additional tour dates were planned across the United States, Europe, Australia and China.
Born on June 29, 1993, in Santa Cruz, California, Tree launched his music career with the EP, Demons, in 2013. He gained wider attention with the 2016 single “When I’m Down,” which helped lead to a deal with Atlantic Records the following year.
Tree released four studio albums through Atlantic: 2020’s Ugly Is Beautiful, 2022’s Cowboy Tears, 2023’s Alone in a Crowd and 2026’s Love You Madly Hate You Badly. Before signing with the label, he independently released the album Splitting Branches under the moniker Tree in 2013.
Among his biggest hits, “Life Goes On” reached No. 7 on Billboard‘s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in 2022. His debut major-label album, Ugly Is Beautiful, topped Billboard‘s Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart in 2020. And “Miss You,” his collaboration with Robin Schulz, climbed to No. 4 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in 2022.
Musicians are celebrating the New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years.
On Saturday (June 13), the Knicks secured the title with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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Following the historic win, music stars including Cardi B, Fat Joe, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez took to social media to celebrate the franchise’s first championship since 1973.
Cardi B documented her over-the-top reaction in an Instagram Live video, leaping out of bed and running excitedly through her house while screaming, “Oh my God!” and “We won!” She later explained that she needed to get ready to go out because “the streets are calling me.”
Fat Joe, a longtime Knicks supporter who has regularly cheered on the team from courtside seats, also marked the occasion on social media.
“Never give up,” Joe captioned an Instagram photo of himself posing alongside the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The rapper also shared several celebratory posts, including a courtside video himself alongside actor Timothée Chalamet and actress Teyana Taylor.
Alicia Keys joined the festivities by posting a video of a massive crowd flooding the streets of New York City after the win. In the clip, fans could be heard singing “Empire State of Mind,” her 2009 hit collaboration with Jay-Z.
“Empire State of Mind!!!!!!” she captioned the Instagram post.
Jennifer Lopez delivered one of the night’s most memorable reactions, sharing a video of herself on Instagram watching the game’s final moments from home. As the game ended, the Bronx native jumped up in celebration before collapsing onto her couch while shouting, “Yes!” and “Oh, my God!”
Lopez accompanied the clip with a heartfelt message reflecting on her lifelong connection to the team.
“Congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers, NBA Champions!!!!!” Lopez began. “I remember the last time the Knicks were making a run for the championship and rushing home every game day from the set to watch Ewing, Starks and Oakley make a hell of a run.”
She continued, “We have all been waiting patiently for this day for years. Thank you for uniting our city again…for uniting the world. You restored faith, hope and belief in that there’s nothing we can’t do!! Hard work, goodness and teamwork pays off! You set the city on fire!! Proud to be from the block!! You already know. Knicks forever. CONGRATULATIONS!! Love, Jenny.”
The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has pulled ahead of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody as the top-grossing musician biopic of all time. As of Sunday (June 14), Michael has grossed $932.2 million. Bohemian Rhapsody has grossed $911 million.
Michael still has a ways to go to become the top-grossing biopic (not just the top-grossing musician biopic) of all time: Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s 2023 biopic of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II, has grossed $975.8 million worldwide.
According to Box Office Mojo figures, international ticket sales account for 61.1% of Michael’s worldwide boxoffice total to date. (The remainder is from the U.S. and Canada.) By way of comparison, international ticket sales accounted for 76.2% of Bohemian Rhapsody’s worldwide boxoffice total.
Jackson has a long history of ranking No. 1 on lists, dating back to The Jackson 5 landing their first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I Want You Back” in January 1970.
Jackson and Mercury have much in common. Both rose to fame in groups, The Jackson 5 and Queen, respectively. Both are widely seen as two of the greatest showmen of all time. And both died years before their time. Mercury died in 1991 at age 45 of complications from AIDS. Jackson died in 2009 at age 50 of cardiac arrest caused by acute propofol intoxication.
The two superstars crossed paths in the early 1980s, when Jackson attended Queen concerts in Los Angeles. They occasionally met for dinner and even recorded three demo tracks together that went unfinished.
Another common bond: There were successful theatrical productions based on both artists’ music. The Queen musical, We Will Rock You, opened on London’s West End in 2002. MJ: The Musical has been a fixture on Broadway since Dec. 6, 2021.
Also: Graham King, who co-produced Michael with longtime Jackson associates John Branca and John McClain (who died on May 26 at age 71), also co-produced Bohemian Rhapsody and a third music biopic on Billboard’s list of music biopics, Jersey Boys, the story of the Four Seasons.
Here is that list – the highest-grossing biopics of musicians in terms of worldwide box office. We didn’t include a few high-grossing films about real-life music personalities because the subjects are not well-known music stars in their own right. These include The Sound of Music (which tells the story of Maria von Trapp and the Trapp Family Singers); Green Book (which deals with a road trip taken by pianist and composer Don Shirley); Florence Foster Jenkins (about an heiress and hopelessly untalented soprano by that name); and Music of the Heart (about violinist and music educator Roberta Guaspari). Meryl Streep starred in the latter two films.
Here are the 25 biopics of music stars with the highest worldwide grosses.
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