Considered one of the most important actors in the country, who in 2019 won the Ariel de Oro award for his extensive career in film, theater and television.
The actorproducer and director of Mexican film, theater and television Héctor Bonillawho suffered from kidney cancer, He passed away this Friday at the age of 83.his family reported.
In a statement that his son Fernando Bonilla shared on social networks, details of his father’s death were given.
“We hereby inform that this Friday, November 25, 2022, after four years of fighting cancerour beloved husband, father, grandfather, partner and example of life died: Héctor Bonilla”, reads the text.
“He died at home, in peace, without pain and surrounded by his closest circle who accompanied him to the end,” he added.
“We are aware that Hector He left an immeasurable legacy and many hearts will mourn his loss.. Know that, despite the infinite sadness that overwhelms us, we are calm to say goodbye to a man who left without owing anything to anyone, who lived intensely and fully, who always led by example and sowed love and joy for every path he took. toured as he wanted,” the statement continued.
In addition, they shared an epitaph that Bonilla himself wrote for himself a few years ago.
“The show is over, don’t mess around (disturbing), whoever saw me, saw me, there’s nothing left.”
The Ministry of Culture of Mexico “deeply” regretted the death of Bonilla, a graduate of the INBAL School of Theater Art and considered one of the best actors in Mexico.
“It was developed in theater, television and cinema, where he participated in films such as Rojo amanecer,” the Ministry of Culture of Mexico pointed out in a message on social networks.
“It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to the great Héctor Bonilla,” said the Film Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. and said that Bonilla leaves “a deep legacy in our cinema” in films like ‘Young and beautiful’ (1962), ‘Patsy, my love’ (1969) and ‘Rojo amanecer’ (1990), for which she won the Ariel Award for Best Actor in 1991.
In 2019, heThe Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC) awarded the Ariel de Oro to Bonillaan artist with an extraordinary and extensive career of more than 50 years in film, theater and television.
“He has captivated us as an actor because of his professionalism and versatility,” the Academy explained when justifying its decision to award him the award on that occasion.