On Monday morning, Monserrat Álvarez returned to "Buenos Días a Todos" after being absent for a few days following the death of her mother, Professor Adriana Figueroa Velasco. At the start of the new edition of the TVN morning show, Eduardo Fuentes welcomed his colleague and shared some details about Monse's mother's funeral. "We are happy that our Monse is back," expressed the host.

"We mentioned it last week, in case anyone didn't know, Monse's mother passed away, which is why she was away for a few days. We also talked here about a beautiful farewell mass for your mother; the stories shared were very touching. Even Monse sang a song; I don't know where you found the energy and strength to sing something so meaningful at that moment," Eduardo added.

In response, Monserrat confessed, "No matter how old you are, losing your mom or dad is really hard. And you remain a son or daughter for life. " "We are a very close family, all very attached, so I think a different, tough journey begins, but we are very united.

We always felt that my mom lived a very fulfilling life, receiving an incredible amount of love from people who admired her because she was a teacher," the host shared. In that regard, the journalist recalled, "The mass was also very beautiful because an incredible number of people came to tell us about her and share how she had impacted their lives. " "And you know what I thought?

When you are a teacher, you leave an incredible mark... the number of students who showed up was very comforting," she …

"That's the most beautiful part, the memories, and my mom... in her last hours, she told me, 'I believe in the movie Coco; as long as I'm in your memories... ' because my mom was not a believer, but she said, 'I believe in that; I think as long as I'm in your memories, I will be here,'" the host revealed.

In that same vein, she assured, "My mom is one of the few people I've seen face death so directly. She was very clear about what she wanted. She didn't want to extend her life beyond what her body could handle, so she talked a lot with us.

It's not that we were a family saying, 'let's not tell her anything. ' She sought us out. Sometimes we would say, 'Mom, I don't want you to talk to us about this anymore,' but she brought it up because she was also a philosopher.

" To conclude, the host thanked her colleagues at the channel "for their support" and for the tributes they paid to her mother.