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Beloved Spanish chef Enrique Garcerán González died unexpectedly at 34
The founder of the Baleares restaurant in Ponce, Puerto Rico, died in a traffic accident. Here is the report:
November 17, 2022 8:47am
Updated: November 20, 2022 11:46am
In 2019 he founded the successful Baleares restaurant in Ponce, Puerto Rico. But now a tragic accident has claimed the life of Madrid-born chef Enrique Garcerán González at the age of 34.
According to multiple local sources, Garceran Gonzalez died on Tuesday night after his car crashed into a tree and a fence while traveling on Juan Ponce de Leon Avenue near the intersection with Urpiano Street in the Las Delicias development.
The Puerto Rico Police reported that the culinary expert was traveling in a gray JEEP Gladiator model 2023. He was reportedly speeding and lost control of the steering wheel.
Friends and fans mourned the loss of the talented chef on social media.
The sophisticated Baleares hotel is located in the Meliá hotel in Ponce and specializes in haute cuisine dishes inspired by Mediterranean gastronomy combined with Puerto Rican cuisine.
According to the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora, Garcerán established the restaurant in 2019. "What I look for is the customer's smile," the Spaniard said on that occasion.
