Dani Martín's heartfelt goodbye to Verónica Echegui, his co-star on Yo soy la Juani: "La Vero. A gigantic woman who gave me so much."

The death of Verónica Echegui at just 42 years old has been a blow to the film world. Many colleagues have visited her funeral home, devastated by the loss of the Madrid-born actress, who died after a long illness. Dafne Fernández, Elisa Matilla, Paco León, Victoria Luengo, Sara Sálamo, and Silvia Alonso are some examples of artists who have wanted to say goodbye to Bigas Luna 's legendary "Juani."

Other famous colleagues and friends of the actress have expressed their condolences with messages on social media. Maribel Verdú, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Daniel Guzmán, Canco Rodríguez, Ginés García Millán, Angy Fernández and Andrea Duro have all said their final goodbyes to Echegui on their Instagram, Facebook and X profiles. But one of the most moving messages was written by Dani Martín, a friend of the actress and co-star in the film that made her famous, 'Yo soy la Juani'.

"Vero was the Penelope of 'Jamón Jamón', the Rosalía of 'Saoko, Papi, Saoko', the purest artist of all artists, the Lola Flores of tuning, the pursuer of dreams, the José Tomás of love, a cyclone, a storm and a cove in Menorca in April. Vero was so much Vero," the singer wrote on his Instagram. "She taught me, she respected me, she gave me the love of a companion. I learned, I received and we moved forward when we left the industrial estate, each one on our own , but always connected by that madness that moved us, which is called being alive."

"I haven't seen her for a while, until this morning. I didn't know we'd meet today, that's how this life is, which isn't ours. I wish I hadn't seen you today, that Bigas were still here too and that we could have gone to eat with him in his garden garlic, oil, vegetables, his delicious wine and toast to everything we had left to do. But this capricious and precious thing we call life hasn't prepared it like this. You are unique, unforgettable, earthquake, beauty, intense, energetic . Today you were also beautiful, that's who you are, La Vero. A giant woman who gave me so much. Free, anarchic, and beautiful woman," expressed the actor of 'Yo soy la Juani'.

"I wish I'd never had to write this. Vero, our Vero (I take back the "our" part, she was yours and sometimes for a little while one of yours), flies free, just like you've always done. Say hello to some of you out there that I haven't seen in a while. I love you, Eche . Like in an eternal sea, I want to be free, my love. So that when I sing, I'll reach your heart."