Adan Canto died of appendiceal cancer, the actor was 42 years old

The actor died at the age of 42 Adan Canto. The news arrived late in the evening of Tuesday 9 January. “He had a depth of spirit that few really knew, he will be greatly missed by many people,” his spokesperson told several US media, confirming his passing.

No delay on the causes, but according to various rumors the actor had been ill for some time, with appendix cancer that left him with no escape. “He never complained” we read on his Instagram page, where the family shared a farewell message.

Born in Mexico in 1981, he achieved popularity mainly thanks to some television series, such as Designated Survivor, aired first on ABC and then on Netflix, and for the most recent one The Cleaning Lady, but it was also Sunspot in X-Men, of 2014.

The actor in a scene from Designated Survivor ©Getty Images.

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Married to his colleague Stephanie Ann Canto since 2017, he had two children, Roman, born in 2020, and Eve, who arrived in 2022. The most painful message came from her, via social media, who quoted a passage from Matteo: “Don't lay up treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves neither break in nor steal. For where your treasure is, your heart will be there too.”