The world of entertainment and cinema in Mexico woke up this Monday, October 30, to the sad news of the death of the actor Fernando Almada at the age of 94.
The artist was considered a symbol of the so-called “Mexican Western” cinema. With Mario he formed the famous duo known as “The Almada Brothers”representative of celluloid made in their homeland between the 1970s and 1990s.
The causes of Fernando Almada’s death have been announced
The death of the legendary artist was confirmed on X, formerly Twitter, through the National Association of Actors of Mexico (ANDA).
The cause of death was not immediately announced, however, on the evening of Monday 30, the newspaper Reforma cited an ANDA “representative” who revealed what Fernando Almada died of.
” Died of natural causescharacteristic of his age, and his unfortunate death has been confirmed through the family,” the spokesman said.
According to the newspaper, “death occurred at his home and the body was cremated at 7:00 p.m. at a funeral home in Tlalpan,” the source added.
According to the respondent, Fernando Almada ” He was hospitalized for several days at ANDA Hospitalwhere his children accompanied him”.
He is survived by his children Mario, Leticia, Marcos and Patricia. The first two, the oldest, did not respond to a request for comment on the death of the actor, as analyzed by Reforma. The minors “could not be located.”
Mario Almada, Fernando’s younger brotherdied in October 2016 also aged 94.
Fernando Almada was the first of the two to reach the cinema, according to the Reforma review. Together with his brother he has over 100 films such as “El Padre Trampitas”, “Al Margen de la Ley” and “Ladronas de Tumbas”.
Source: univision
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