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[News] Margarita Pracatan RIP









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Jul 8, 2003
10,174
Kitbag in Dubai
Her reinventions of famous songs invariably brought a smile and frequently tears of laughter.

PRACATAN!!!

 




papajaff

papajaff

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Aug 7, 2005
3,974
Brighton
Just watching those clips has made me laugh along with the wonderful Margarita.

RIP lovely lady.
 




Dr Q

Dr Q

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Jul 29, 2004
1,793
Ilkley
Brings back memories.
RIP Margarita.

I guess if she was singing as she was than but now and had a dead granny sob story, she be beasting X-Factor or Britains Got Talent.
 




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Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
10,174
Kitbag in Dubai
Elvis getting the Pracatan treatment with a very young Stephen Fry looking rather bemused.

 




Live by the sea

Live by the sea

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Oct 21, 2016
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Fab singer with a great humour . RIP.

Clive James was one of the wittiest & clever talk show hosts ever to appear on TV . He was a massive loss to the media as was a few years ago the greatest holiday host ever , Alan whicker . They just don’t make them like these guys anymore .

No one remotely in their class or indeed intelligence.
 


Boroseagull

Boroseagull

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Aug 23, 2003
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Alhaurin de la Torre
Oh those wonderful Sunday evenings watching the Clive James show......Margarita was always introduced with that CJ smile & laugh in his intro. Wonderful times.
 






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marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015
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A local auction house had a signed framed photo of Margarita Pracatan as one of their regular lots. It came up with regularity at nearly every sale for about 3 years running. It never did get a bid. Then the auction house eventually closed down. Not surprising really.
 


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marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015
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I think the punctuation is wrong in her Wiki entry. It reads:

She was born in Santiago, Cuba. Her father was a union leader. She began to sing at home when she was three years old. Her family fled to the U.S. at the outbreak of communism. She worked in a store selling men's underwear while singing at night.

I think it's supposed to read:

She was born in Santiago, Cuba. Her father was a union leader. She began to sing at home when she was three years old. Her family fled to the U.S. At the outbreak of communism she worked in a store selling men's underwear while singing at night.


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melias shoes

melias shoes

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Oct 14, 2010
4,830
I used to love watching this woman. Had me laughing out loud. Clive James loved her tuneless 'singing'. RIP Margarita.
 




vegster

vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
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MattBackHome said:
Used to love seeing Clive James in tears watching her
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When poor old Clive James passed away, the BBC got out a lot of the old " Postcard From …." series and got it up on iplayer , it was delightful watching the dry, sweet yet acerbic observational wit of Clive James. I genuinely cried with laughter during " Postcard from Sydney " when Clive is being educated in the fine art of wine-tasting by a vineyard owner just outside Sydney..... he got the swill around the glass, a big deep breath from the wine glass, the swirl around the mouth but he couldn't bring himself to spit it out..... " Oh, sorry. I seemed to have swallowed again ? " Amazing telly.
 






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