Luis Manuel Gutiérrez, 47, and Marco Antonio Curiel Pérez, 46, two actors who played extras in the Mexican film “Wedding Night” (not yet released), died after entering the sea off the coast of Oaxaca, in Mexico. According to the information, both were dragged by the current along with a third man who managed to be rescued. Instead, Curiel and Gutiérrez lost their lives.
This weekend the balance of two deceased Mexican actors, who drowned in the seaduring a break in the middle of the recording of a film called “Wedding Night”, directed by and starring Osvaldo Benavides.
The tragedy was communicated by Traziende Films, the production company for audiovisual, film and television projects in charge of the film, who continued with the filming of the film that would be released in 2023.
Mexican actors drown
As confirmed by the producer of the film “Wedding Night”, in the middle of filming, near the coast of Oaxaca, in Mexico, an unexpected tragedy occurred: two cast members died.
It all happened on the night of Wednesday, October 12, before the end of the filming period, when a group, part of the cast and production, visited the city beach. According to what was stated by The country“3 of them entered the sea and, from one moment to another, the waves began to move them away from the coast.”
Immediately, the authorities were notified, who managed to rescue one of the three individuals alive. However, the actors who played extras in the film, Luis Manuel Gutiérrez, 47, and Marco Antonio Curiel Pérez, 46, died.
While Curiel’s body was found a few hours later, and it is presumed that he died due to hitting the rocks, Gutiérrez’s remains have not yet been found by the authorities.
Despite the latter, Traziende Films issued an official statement, where they communicate and regret the death of the two Mexican actors.
The shooting of the film continued, despite the tragedy
Although the death of the two Mexican actorsthe shooting of the film continued, as the protagonist of the production, Osvaldo Benavides, said.
As the interpreter confirmed through his official Instagram account, “his closest companions, his friends who are also extras, decided to finish the film in honor of them.”
“And beyond finishing the film, on which we were working for so long and for years, what moves me is that what they returned to this set was because, in their words, it was what both Luis and Marco were what they would have wanted, because of what they had enjoyed (the filming),” he stressed.