Actor Alfonso Zayas, known for comedies such as “Los Verduleros” (1986) and “El Día de los Albañiles: Los Maistros del Amor” (1991), died at age 80, it was confirmed in his social media accounts through a statement.

“Through the present and full of deep pain, we communicate and confirm the painful departure of our beloved Alfonso Zayas Inclán, on the night of Thursday, July 8, in Mexico City,” the letter reads.

“To say goodbye to him, we have decided to watch over him during a ceremony privately, only with his family and friends, so we ask for his understanding and respect in the most attentive way.”

According to various media, the artist suffered from bladder stones, and some say that he died of an alleged respiratory arrest, although the true cause of death has not been confirmed.

Zayas worked in more than 175 film and television productions, beginning his artistic career as an actor with the film Legs of Gold in 1958, according to IMDB.

Among his most popular works are the tapes “El Sexo Me Divierte” (1988), “Chile Piquín” (1994), “El Gato Volador” (1990) and “La Presidenta Municipal” (1975).

The National Association of Interpreters of Mexico lamented the death of the celebrity through its social networks.

“Remembered comedian who participated in many movies, as well as several television comedy shows. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” reads his message.

His fellow actors also remembered him on social networks.

Who was Alfonso Zayas, Mexican Actor?

The actor Alfonso Zayas Inclán was born in Tulancingo Hidalgo on June 30, 1941 and became famous for his participation in the so-called ficheras cinema, where Mexican mischief reigned and the chance of the also known as sexy comedy.

Zayas Inclán is the son of the musician Alfonso Zayas Zetina and Dolores Inclán, who were also part of the artistic milieu and traveled the country giving magazine theater presentations in tents.

The actor participated in more than 170 films in which he stood out for his “very Mexican” sense of humor.

Legs of gold was the first film in which Zayaz Inclán participated, but one of his great successes was with his role in the television series ‘La criada bien criada’, in addition to his characters in films such as Duro pero Seguro (1978), El sexo makes me laugh (1979), Pancho has dinner tonight (1986) and 3 very spikey boatmen (1989).

One of his most recent roles was on the television series, Necinos , on Televisa.

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