A few moments ago, it was confirmed that Ignacio López Tarso passed away, at 98 years of age. He show business is in mourning, today the candle of the iconic actorwho had been hospitalized for a day, as confirmed by various media.
In recent days, it was announced that Don Ignacio López Tarso was hospitalized as an emergency due to a pneumonia and intestinal obstruction who kept him in intermediate therapy. Although the doctors tried to place a nasogastric tube, the actor could not stand it and the specialists had to remove it, revealed Juan Ignacio Aranda, son of the first actor for ‘De Primera Mano’.
What did Ignacio López Tarso die of?
A moment ago the death of Ignacio López Tarso was reported, who presented serious health complications such as kidney, heart and lung failure derived from pneumonia.
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Who was Ignatius Lopez Tarsus?
The great Ignatius Lopez Tarsuswas born on January 15, 1925 in the then Federal District, today Mexico City, was Iganacio Lopez Lopez by birth, but years later, the whole world knew him under his stage name.
Today, we mourn the death of one of the greats of ‘Cinema de Oro’, whose career was one of the most remarkable with films such as ‘Macario’, ‘El hombre de papel’, ‘El gallo de oro’, ‘Pedro Páramo’, ‘Cri-Cri the singing cricket’, among others.
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Thanks to his great talent, ‘Macario’, one of the most famous films in the Mexican gold cinemawas nominated in the 33rd edition of the Oscar Awards in the category of ‘Best Foreign Language Film’, highlighting the name of Mexico, although it did not win the Oscar Prize.
Despite leading a healthy life, in recent years, the leading actor faced several health problems, but without a doubt, the pandemic by Covid-1 Not only did his economic situation complicate due to the closure of activities in the theater, but his health was also affected by suffering from bacterial pneumonia, as well as his physical and emotional state.
“I need the money, I haven’t received a salary from my job as an actor for three years… I need the job, I need the theater,” he revealed in an interview for Sale el Sol.
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What diseases did Ignacio López Tarso have?
“When we are born we already have our death hidden in the liver, or in the stomach, or here, in the heart, that one day it will stop”… this is one of the most famous phrases of “Macario”, although López Tarso He faced death in fiction, in real life he suffered health complications that are not always detected on time, for example, cancerous tumors in the colon.
Ignacio López Tarso suffered from a colon tumor
It was in May 2016 when the leading actor underwent an operation to remove a cancerous tumor in his colon, he had to be hospitalized emergency Due to severe stomach pain, at that time, he postponed the season of “Un Picasso”, the play in which he starred.
The colon is a long tube-shaped organ that is part of our digestive systemwhich is responsible for transporting waste, for example, feces and toxins to eliminate them from the body, describe specialists from the Mayo Clinic Medical Institute.
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During his hospital stay, doctors found several polyps in his small intestine, a group of cells that clump together in the lining of the intestines. Although most may be harmless, according to American College of Gastroenterologyover time they can develop colon cancerespecially neoplastic ones that tend to grow more than they should.
On the other hand, to Ignatius Lopez Tarsus he was also diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in the large intestine which, along with the polyps, were later removed by surgical intervention, one of the main treatments when it has not spread to other parts of the body.
Ignacio López Tarso suffered respiratory problems
In October 2020, while sheltering from the quarantine by covid-19 In order not to catch this viral disease, the actor revealed that he suffered from respiratory problems unspecified, which forced him to use a oxygen tank to be able to breathe.
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“Sometimes I suffocate, I need the support, the help of a little oxygen, today I woke up a little short of breath, and (the oxygen tank) does me a lot of good, I’m going to have it for a long time,” he commented in an interview .
Ignacio López Tarso suffered from bacterial pneumonia
By May 2022, the first actor of the Mexican gold cinemawas hospitalized in an emergency due to bacterial pneumonia, not related to Covid-19, as confirmed by his son Juan Ignacio Arandawho pointed out that his father was under antibiotic treatment.
“It is neither covid nor influenza, nothing like that. He is fine, eating, awake, he already wants to go to his house, but he has to spend a few days, seven days at least in the hospital. He is lucid, talkative and in good spirits, ”his son told the media.
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Information from the National Library of Medicine of the United States, explain that the bacterial pneumonia It is an infection that inflames the air sacs of one or both lungs.
Los air bags They can fill with fluid or pus, causing coughing up phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and shortness of breath. Various microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, can cause pneumonia.
Ignacio López Tarso suffered obstruction intestinal
The intestinal obstruction It was one of the reasons why the first actor was recently admitted to the hospital in an emergency. The intestinal obstruction or occlusion, It is a blockage that prevents the passage of liquid, food or feces through the small intestine, describe specialists from the Mayo Clinic Medical Institute.
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Although it was desired that Ignatius Lopez Tarsus left the hospital, his health deteriorated because of the pneumonia with which he was also fighting at the same time.
“Okay, he’s lucid, I talked to him, he reacts, he sees me, he smiles, I put audio on him … he opens his eyes, he’s very sleepy, but he’s fine. He is struggling, the pneumonia was complicated by the kidneys, the stomach, the heart, ”said the actor, Juan Ignacio Aranda.
On the other hand, it was reported that the The first actor suffered from COPD, kidney failure and strong stomach problems. “Nothing works for 100, but he is an oak, he is a bull, he is firm, he is fighting, we’ll see,” revealed his son.
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Definitely, Ignatius Lopez Tarsus He was an excellent actor who played endearing characters, but none is as ingrained in our hearts as Macario because he reminds us that we can continue to connect with those who are gone.
“You have to be considerate with the dead, because we spend much more time dead than alive” (Macario, 1960).
May he rest in peace, Ignacio López Tarso.
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