RIP Héctor Bonilla

 

Actor Héctor Bonilla dies at age 83

Adela Micha reported the actor's death at age 83

 

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November 25, 2022

 

Leading actor Hector Bonillahasdiedat age 83, journalist Adela Micha said on Twitter.

Héctor Bonilla, who was one of the most relevant actors in Mexican cinema and television, suffered fromkidney cancer.

It was in 2019 when he revealed the diagnosis and assured that he was "living extra days", because his disease could not be treated with chemotherapy. However, like a professional, he did not stop working.

"On March 14 I turned83, so you can say that I am living overtime, and I have lived very happy. If I can live 10 more years, I would be a propinota that will give me life, but I am not distressed or whipped; I just want to keep working on what I do: writing, directing, acting, and fulfilling my cycle. With that I am more than satisfied, "said the histrión when he was about to celebrate 60 years of artistic career.

Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentun was born on March 14, 1939 in Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla, Mexico. He studied at the National School of Theater of the National Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico (INBA).

In 1962 he debuted on the big screen with the filmJóvenes y bellasand in 1967 on the small screen with the telenovelaLa casa de las fieras. He worked on films such asPatsy, My Love, Monica and the Professor, Matinée, Double Indemnity andNight Lights. She made highly successful telenovelas, including Rosa Salvaje, Lagloria y el infierno, La pasión de Isabella, VanessaandMirada de mujer, el regreso.

His work in the filmRojo amanecer, where he plays a father of a family in the middle of the conflict of the Tlatelolco Massacre, launched him to international fame.

His work in the film Elbulto, which deals with the massacre of June 10, 1971, date remembered as "Jueves de Corpus" or "El halconazo" is also well recognized. He has performed plays such as ¡Vivan los muertos! andStored.

He participated in the Spanish dubbing of the animated filmRatatouille, where his son, Sergio Bonilla, gives voice to the protagonist. He played former Mexican President Porfirio Díaz as an adult in the Discovery Channel documentaryPorfirio Díaz: 100 años sin patria. He was married to actress Socorro Bonilla, later they divorced and years later he married actress Sofía Álvarez. He had three children: Leonor, Sergio and Fernando.

BONILLA, Héctor (Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentun)

Born: 3/14/1939, Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla, Mexico

Died: 11/25/2022, Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico

 

Héctor Bonilla’s western- actor:

Bloody Marlene – 1979 (Timothy Leach)