Eve Mentes, In a moving post on Instagram, she shared her thoughts on her brother Carlos, who passed away nine years ago after a battle with cancer. The actresswhich shared a series of snapshots in nature, expressed the absence of her brother as his birthday approaches. She mentioned the special time, as 12 days after his death, she gave birth to her second daughter.

“On April 2, my brother would have a birthday. He died nine years ago. Less than two weeks later, I gave birth to our second child »wrote in the caption of the post.

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“Whenever his birthday approaches, I start looking for signs that he is. Of course, all this may be only in my mind, but I prefer not to believe it. It’s not such a nice idea »the star continued and added: “So be, I start to see hearts everywhere and feel a little closer to me. And more will follow. I’m sure. “

In an earlier interview, Mentes had referred to her brother’s death at the age of 53 and the birth of her daughter, saying that although “It was a very difficult time, I had my baby. So there was something to move on to my life. All this was a bit poetic. “