Bonilla lost the battle against kidney cancer, a disease he had been facing for four years.
“Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, partner and example of life died: Héctor Bonilla”, according to what was published by the Bonilla family, the actor died at home “in peace, without pain and surrounded by his closest circle, who accompanied him until the end,” the statement details.
The goodbye text makes a brief remembrance of the relevance of the 83-year-old actor who dedicated himself to theater, film and television in Mexico.
The show is over, don’t mess around. He who saw me, he saw me There is nothing left
“We are aware that Hector left an immeasurable legacy and many hearts will mourn his departure,” the message highlights.
At the end of the statement, the family members included the epitaph that the actor would have written for himself when he died.
“The show is over.
Don’t be kidding
He who saw me, saw me
There is nothing left,” the letter ends.
Héctor Bonilla was part of more than 30 films and 35 soap operas, among which stand out With a license to kill (1969), The boyfriends (1971), The vulture monastery (1973), The dog’s birthday (1975), The Mexican (1977), Matinée (1977), Red Dawn (1989), A Not-So-Father (2016), and A Not-So-Father Christmas (2021).