Mexican singer and actor Adan Canto who played top roles in X-men: Days Of The Future Past and Designated Survivor has died of appendiceal cancer. He was 42 years old.
Publicist Jennifer Allen disclosed the terrible news to the Associated Press saying that Canto decided to keep his diagnosis private.
“Adan had a depth of spirit that few truly knew. Those who glimpsed it were changed forever,” Allen wrote in a statement. “He will be greatly missed by so many.”
Kiefer Sutherland, who starred alongside Canto on Designated Survivor, shared a tribute on his Instagram page.
“It seems lately I have had to make too many posts like this one, but I am heartbroken by the loss of Adan Canto. He was such a wonderful spirit,” Sutherland wrote in a caption.
. “As an actor his desire to do well, to be great, and then do better, was truly impressive and he will be greatly missed. I am also heartbroken for his wife, Steph, and his two young children. Adan, may you rest in peace.”
He started his career at age 16 when he left his hometown for Mexico City. He then began pursuing acting, making his TV debut on the 2009 Mexican series Estado de Gracia.
He moved to Texas and starred in Kevin Williamson’s 2013 Fox drama series The Following, which starred Kevin Bacon.
Canto is survived by his wife, Stephanie Ann Canto, and two children, Roman Alder, 3, and Eve Josephine, 18 months.
“Forever my treasure Adan, see you soon,” his wife wrote on her Instagram account.
