Manuel Capetillo

Manuel Antonio Capetillo Villaseñor (15 April 1926 – 5 May 2009) was a Mexican film actor, bullfighter, singer, and songwriter from Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco.

On 5 May 2009, Capetillo died of respiratory insufficiency, in Chacala, Nayarit.[1] The wake was held in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and his body also laid to rest in the capital. Although the media said that the cause of his death was intoxication and a problem with ulcers, the actor's son confirmed that a respiratory insufficiency was the cause of his death.[2]

  1. ^ C.V, DEMOS, Desarrollo de Medios, S. A. de (6 May 2009). "La Jornada: Murió el torero y actor Manuel Capetillo en Guadalajara". La Jornada. Retrieved 28 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ TORREÓN, AGENCIAS, EL SIGLO DE. "Termina faena de Manuel Capetillo" (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)