Francisco González Aguilar and Raymundo Garduño Cruz, the actors who died in the accident this Sunday during the shooting of the series El Elegido CECUT and RR. HH
A traffic accident while filming a Netflix series in the state of Baja California Sur has resulted in tragedy. Two Mexican actors died and at least four team members were injured after the van they were traveling in overturned near Mulegé, a coastal town on the Sea of Cortez. They worked on the film adaptation of El Elegido (The Chosen One), an adaptation of the comic strips by cartoonists Mark Millar and Peter Gross. The series’ co-producer, Redrum, has temporarily suspended recording, according to the trade media Deadline.
Baja California authorities mourned the actors’ deaths, which shocked the local artist community and reignited debate about the precarious working conditions involved in filming large platforms. They are Juan Francisco González Aguilar, known as Paco Mufote, performer, director and musician, and Raymundo Garduño Cruz. Shortly before the accident, he published a photo with other team members on his social networks from the city of Puerto de Santa Rosalía. “Work in the desert and luck with the compass,” he wrote.
The incident happened last Thursday when the vehicle they were traveling in lost control and overturned. After treatment at the scene, agents from the city’s fire department also intervened, who, according to local portals, transferred the workers to the health center of the Mexican Social Security Institute in Loreto. The circumstances of the event have not yet been clarified. The Union of Screen Actors-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has contacted Netflix and the National Association of Actors of Mexico (ANDA), according to Deadline’s version.
However, this organization has pointed out that the actors were not affiliated with the union. “The circumstances of his death pain and concern us. We hope that the causes of the accident will be clarified very soon and that the appropriate responsibilities will be taken,” ANDA lamented in a statement, recalling that “it is everyone’s job to take care of the safety of both the actors and the crew and the drivers themselves. , in every production”. “Don’t be careless, don’t ignore them and report them if they happen,” he stressed.
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