The former model and host Patricia Lage He died this Sunday at the age of 67. After suffering a stroke four years ago, his health has deteriorated recently. He was Miss Argentina in 1973 and rose to fame in the late 1980s with the children’s series “Patsy’s Clan”for which he earned the nickname the “Argentine Xuxa” either «National Xuxa.»
The news was confirmed by her friend and public relations officer. Susana Milano on social networks. “Come back high, Patricia Lage. Heaven will have the most beautiful Miss Argentina, model, host, friend and pioneer on television,” the image advisor also posted on the X account – before her Twitter –.
“I am left with your best smile, those blue eyes, so warm, excellent professional. What we laughed together. See you always Patricia Lage #RIP. A true Woman of Resource!” Milano added in another publication.
Who was Patsy, emblem of Argentine children’s TV
Patricia Lage began her career as a model. In 1973, she was elected Miss Young Argentina, a title with which he toured the world and represented the country in Japan. Her career on the catwalks gave her the opportunity to appear in her first advertisements, some well-remembered such as that of Casa Aurora Grundig.
Having already made a place for herself as a recognizable figure on the public scene, Patsy landed on television and took her first steps with «Patricia’s housea magazine in which he participated as host and producer at once. Thus, Lage was a pioneer as one of the first women to hold a similar role on Argentine TV.
With the intention of closing that cycle and looking for new ideas, the former model traveled to Brazil at the end of the 1980s and discovered the phenomenon of Xuxa, with whom he met. She acquired the rights to that children’s show and She embodied the Argentine version of the Queen of the short ones, with «El Clan de Patsy», a cycle that was broadcast on the ATC signal in 1988.
With enormous affection from the children and expressions that remained engraved in the popular imagination, such as «Wow, wow«, the program it was a success. “I am Clara Patricia Lage, I am 1.72 meters tall, I weigh up to 55 kilos, I am a Capricorn sign. I really like to sing and dance. I love my friends animals, I am passionate about nature. I adore all my little ones. I am Patsy,” Lage said in one of her openings.
Years later, the owners of Xuxa’s rights canceled the contract and the Brazilian show landed in the country, where it was quickly accepted. Patsy continued with different programs broadcast on cable, also as a host and producer.