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‘He uses us’: El Puma’s two oldest daughters clap back in ongoing family feud

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El Puma is going through it right now. The legendary singer is having some ongoing family issues.

The 77 year old music icon recently gave an Instagram interview on “Live with Luz María Doria,” and said some inflammatory things about his two oldest daughters.

There is apparently some ongoing bad blood between the native Venezuelan and Liliana and Lilibeth Rodríguez Morillo (Their mother is actress Lila Morillo, Puma’s first wife).

He said their estrangement is partially because of the way they mistreated his youngest daughter, actress Genesis Rodriguez, whose mother is his second wife, model Carolina Perez.

The host asked El Puma what would happen if Liliana suddenly died and they didn’t have time to reconcile. His answer: “Nothing would happen; I would see her in heaven.”

The older sisters took to Instagram to clap back at their famous father, bitterly saying that their famous father uses them to promote a project, but is not a part of their lives.

“Look in the mirror and see how arrogant you are,” said Lilibeth in the post titled “The Truth.” “You need to recognize us and make things right.”

The women said he rejects them every chance he gets and didn’t even respond when they reached out after his lung transplant in Miami in 2018.

“We are blood,” said Liliana. “We don’t deserve this.”

In the lengthy, emotional video, the two sisters seem to want to get past the pain.

“We forgive him turning his back on us. We are good women, daughters of God,” said Lilibeth. “In the end, he is our father.”

El Puma responded on Instagram by, well, not really responding. He posted another interview discussing his personal life with journalist Pati Chaboy and tried to make nice-nice.

“The lesson of silence is the best thing I have learned in my life. DO NOT respond to insults or defamation, stay calm,” the crooner wrote in the caption. “By being calm, it is God who directs everything to His cause. I love my daughters, and I don’t stop myself from saying that like I did here. I never liked scandals nor do I applaud them, this is already a closed chapter. We must put a stop to everything that harms and intoxicates us in life.”

This story was originally published August 27, 2020 at 1:55 PM.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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