South American soccer star Hector Belloyour wife, Andrea Bellodied during the recent catastrophic earthquake in Venezuela.
“You will always be our favorite heroine, Mom. I will make sure to remind our baby girl how beautiful you were and how much you loved her,” wrote Héctor, 28, via Instagram on Friday, June 26. “I will tell her the story of how you saved her, my love — how you gave your life for our daughter, that you were a brave woman who did not abandon her, even when you breathed your last.”
Venezuela was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, June 24. Andrea’s body was found in the rubble, according to the Cumaná de Campeones soccer team.
“We are sorry to inform you that our fellow Cumanes footballer Héctor Bello ‘Kike’ was found dead in the rubble after the earthquake that rocked the country yesterday afternoon/evening,” he said. statement learn spanish. “His daughter survived the collapse of the building where the whole family lived. The entire region of Sucre and the entire football community welcomes you and stands with you in respect and solidarity, hoping that you will find peace in this time of sorrow.”
According to the organization and Héctor’s gift, Andrea had protected the 20-year-old daughter Alana from a natural disaster.
“There is one thing I will never forgive you for, Mom: you left my soul in despair,” Héctor added in his own that he uploaded on Friday. “You left me to fight this battle alone—a battle we always thought was ours to fight. Do you remember when you sent me that picture? I told you, ‘That little girl is so beautiful,’ and you asked, ‘Me too, right?’ then he started laughing. I told you, ‘Yeah, you’re pretty too, but not as pretty as me, haha.'”
She continued, “We used to laugh on the phone, and the baby would always hang up—or get scared when we used the filter, saying, ‘Daddy, no. Oh, my Andrea… Mom, you’ve broken my soul. I’ll always miss you, Mom—always. Do you remember how I used to tell you that you’d be my woman for the rest of my life? You’d laugh, you looked in love, and your cheeks would be red. Oh, Andrea… Mom, I can’t stand it, my love—I can’t indeed.”
Many others died during the earthquake, with Héctor also working to support the families of other victims.
“I help anyway I can help anyone I can,” he wrote in Spanish on his Instagram Stories later on Friday. “Anyone in Caracas who needs help, please let me know. Many people lend me money, and I know my little girl is not the only one going through this – there are many other children.”
