Radio Chivero: The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer

   The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer

This Thursday, 14th of January, the actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at age 69 in London. He was surrounded by family and friends.

Besides his works in numerous movies and in the theatre, Harry Potter has become especially popular in the last years by his paper as the worrying teacher Severus Snape in the saga of movies. But, his list of emblematic papers goes far beyond. He was Bruce Willis as villain in “The jungle of crystal”, was sheriff from Nottingham in “Robin Hood” (prince of the thieves), gave the best of himself in a nice character in “Sense and Sensibility”, was the perfect couple for Emma Thomson in “Love Actually”. In total, Rickman accumulates almost 70 works before the cameras and he was a winner of a Golden globe for his paper in “Rasputin”.

Rickman has left in the inkstand two movies in which it has had important papers: the first one is the Alice in Wonderland's second part, in which he puts voice to Absolem, the cryptic caterpillar of Lewis Carroll's book; also, he interprets the General Frank Benson Lieutenant in “Eye in the sky”, a military drama led by Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul.

In social networks, Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe wrote emotional words about the English actor who knew how to step into the shoes of Professor Snape and Hogwarts chasing them in their childhood years :

I'm very sad to hear about Alan today. I feel so lucky to have worked and spent time with such a special man and actor. I'll really miss our conversations. RIP Alan. We love you (Emma Watson)

Alan Rickman is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors I will ever work with. He is also, one of the loyalest and most supportive people I've ever met in the film industry. He was so encouraging of me both on set and in the years post-Potter. I'm pretty sure he came and saw everything I ever did on stage both in London and New York. He didn't have to do that. I know other people who've been friends with him for much longer than I have and they all say "if you call Alan, it doesn't matter where in the world he is or how busy he is with what he's doing, he'll get back to you within a day (Daniel Radcliffe)

One of the most recognizable voices of the cinema Englishman and between the hundred most erotic actors according to the magazine Empire, this amazing man will be remembered forever.