Bruce Willis He is one of the most acclaimed actors in Hollywood, since during his long career he participated in important cinematographic projects such as Die hard, the sixth sense or The Fifth Element. However in February 2023, Half Moore revealed through a statement on her Instagram account that her ex-husband suffered from frontotemporal dementia.
Vadhir Derbez noticed Bruce Willis’ dementia when they filmed together
In 2022, the Mexican actor alternates with veteran Bruce Willis in the film “White Elephant”, already released in the United States; It was then that he noticed “something odd” about the performance of the actor with frontotemporal dementia.
This generated a strong reaction in the entertainment industry internationally and Vadhir Derbez -who worked with the actor on the film white elephant in 2022 – he said that during filming he noticed the deterioration of the actor’s health.
This is how during the purple carpet organized by HBO MAX for the premiere of the series Mariachis, Eugenio Derbez’s son spoke with GlobeLiveMedia Mexico of her biggest fears, and among them she explained that Willis’ aphasia was on her list.
“What is the series (Mariachis) about and what happened to Bruce is one of those things that makes me so scared all of a sudden, because these are illnesses where everything you have worked and built for in your life starts to fade, it starts to fade,” he commented.
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Likewise, Derbez reflected on the difficulty of illnesses such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease – which has the main character of the new HBO series – and pointed out that these are situations that end up involving everyone. narrow core of those affected.
“There is always the discussion of who is the most difficult for, if the person and the family, I think the family, because they have to manage all that, see how they help the person and it is a very sensitive question. Who I hope I never have to go through something like this“, he said.
During the same event, duval consolation was approached by the media and, when asked about the diseases she is afraid of, said that for her, Alzheimer’s would also be something that feels uncomfortable.
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“I’m always afraid, I’m almost always afraid that something will happen and (Alzhaimer) is one of the diseases I’m most afraid of, That’s why I do a lot of sudoku puzzles. lots of memory exercises. Yes, it is one of the diseases I fear the most,” he said.
Plus, the actress who gave life to federica In The P. Luche family He assured that he would be very sorry to lose the memory of his loved ones.
“Imagine not remembering my children, my brothersI die“, he pointed out.
Finally, Duval thanked that to date, none of his relatives or acquaintances have been diagnosed with a condition of this type.
“Not yet, nor senile dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, bless God “he pointed out.
In an interview during the Hollywood Critics Association Film Award, Vadhir Derbez told how he perceived Bruce Willis when he collaborated with him on the set of the film. White elephant.
“I noticed some things on set…I had a few days where I felt like…why is he working? You know… It’s very sad what’s happening to him and his whole family, I feel that these things are very strong, I can’t even imagine it and I don’t even want to imagine it”, he pointed out.
Similarly, on another occasion, Vadhir said for TV shows that working on this project was very important to him, since he had the opportunity to rub shoulders with great figures on the international scene.
“He’s a pimp. These are people I’ve seen in too many fairly successful projects over many years, since I was little.and being able to have them there, being able to really live with them not just on stage… but off set, laughing and really creating a friendship, it was a great experience,” he said at the time.