Héctor Bonilla, actor of ‘Rojo Amanecer’, dies at the age of 83 – El Financiero

The first actor, Héctor Bonilla, dies at the age of 83. The actor’s death was confirmed by the actor’s relatives through a statement on his Twitter account.

In the message, he announced that Héctor died of kidney cancer, a disease the actor had been suffering from for four years.

“Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, companion and example of life has passed away: Ettore Bonilla.“

According to the Bonilla family, the actor died at home “peacefully, without pain and surrounded by his closest circle, who accompanied him to the end”.

The farewell of Hector Bonilla

The farewell text briefly summarizes the relevance that the 83-year-old actor has brought to Mexican theatre, cinema and television.

“We are aware that Ettore has left an immeasurable legacy and many hearts will mourn his departure”, underlines the message.

The epitaph of Hector Bonilla

At the end of the statement, the family members included the epitaph the actor would write for himself when he died.

“The show is over.

Do not joke

Who has seen me, has seen me

There’s nothing left.”

it reads in the composition.

Hector Bonilla in ‘Red Dawn’

Bonilla has had a prolific career in film, theater and television. A graduate of the INBAL School of Theater Art, the actor has consolidated himself as one of the most important exponents of acting in Mexico.

His starring role in the film Red Dawn, directed by George Fons, whose story takes up the events that occurred in the Tlatelolco massacre in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas, consolidated his career in the seventh art.

Although the story is fictional, the film openly addresses the background of student protest and the violence exerted by the state against a social movement.

Héctor Bonilla shared credits with Jorge Fegan, Ademar Arau, Bruno Bichir, Demián Bichir and the late Eduardo Palomo.