Ary Toledo spoke about missing his wife and fear of death

Ary Toledo is one of Brazil's best comedians, who spent more than sixty years doing what he loved most: making jokes and making people smile. The artist, who died in São Paulo on Saturday morning, the 12th, at the age of 87, spoke to EXTRA about the years of fake news during this period and the fear he felt before his death.

"Anyone who says they are not afraid of death is a liar. About 20 years ago I was attacked many times on the internet.

They even played my song on the radio non-stop as "monument." Fake news has always existed and will never end.

This is not funny! This is a lie! At the time, he said in 2021 that he was bedridden for three months with pneumonia, which left him weak and developing breathing problems.

Ary also spoke about how much he missed her wife of nearly 50 years, showrunner and former "Raul Gil Show" judge Marley Marley: "

I rarely cry, but it happens. Sometimes I miss Marly immensely (actress and starlet Marly Marley, who died of cancer in 2014 at the age of 75)

The other day, I wrote a poem for her (read more below). We were together for 46 years. She was my most sincere love, my only lasting passion. The greatest sadness in my life was losing her. But I accept this divine determination."

During the pandemic, the artist's enormous collection of 60,000 original jokes grew: "The guitar is my great companion, the legitimate brother I never had. This instrument has given me everything.

I have written both music and jokes. My collection of 60,000 has already increased a little, it must have gone to 65,000. That's a considerable number, right? I received the trophy for the Greatest Teller of Jokes and Anecdotes in Brazil. I'm still waiting for a response from the Guinness Book."