On Sunday afternoon, a swimmer died on Zahora beach in Barbate, and not in Los Caños de Meca, as initially reported. Several witnesses called 112 at around 5.30 pm to report that a man had been pulled out of the water with symptoms of drowning.
The 112 call center activated the 061 Emergency Health Center (CES), the Civil Guard, the Local Police and the Beach Service. The paramedics dispatched to the scene confirmed the death of the man, whose identity was revealed on Monday.
Actor Julián Ortega, 41, is the person who died in Zahora, apparently after drowning while taking a bath. The Union of Actors and Actresses has confirmed the death of the actor on its X account (formerly Twitter), although without revealing the cause of his death.
Ortega has been part of series such as Christ the King, Elite o Velvet. Son of actress Gloria Muñoz and director and actor José Antonio Ortega, he worked in theater in various genres – classical and contemporary – and specifically, he worked in Iraa piece that he wrote himself, with his mother, who performed the work.
The actor has worked in Spanish series The town, The cable girls, Medical center, Tell me, The one that is coming, The lady, Police y Seven lives since he started in the audiovisual world in 1996. Recently, he has been part of the cast of Four stars y We are sorry for the inconvenience.
