They first had to stop in Alicante, where they lived for some time until they boarded a ship to the Caribbean Sea, arriving first in the French territory island of Guadeloupe, before getting to their final destination of Puerto Rico on May 25, 1940.
In her new country, young Sicardo met Rene Marques, and soon her new friend invited her to form part of the "Ateneo Puertorriqueno", where she began her acting career.
By 1950, she began a theatrical career that was prolific, and saw her participate in plays like "Tres Hermanas" ("Three Sisters"), "Rio Abajo" ("Down River") and "Las Espigas Miran al Cielo" ("The Spikes Look to the Heavens"), among others.
[2] Sicardo's celebrity took off as she acted in telenovelas such as "Lucecita", "Esa Mujer" ("That Woman") and "Juan de Dios" ("John of God").
Many personalities from different professions expressed their sadness at Sicardo's passing, among others, actresses Johanna Rosaly and Marilyn Pupo and politicians Jennifer Gonzalez and Carmen Yulin Cruz.