The clown and actor Ricardo González “Cepillín” died after he had been admitted to intensive care on Sunday afternoon for heart failure and pneumonia that could be derived from a spinal operation
Ricardo González, ” Cepillín “, died after entering intensive care, after he underwent spinal surgery last week, as his family members made known through social networks.
“ I ask all of your prayers for my dad, ” Ricardo González Jr., the 75-year-old son of the television presenter, wrote on Facebook.
#AlMomento | Se reporta la muerte de #Cepillín a los 75 años de edad tras ser diagnosticado con cáncer de columna. #adn40, la noticia por todos los medios. pic.twitter.com/JXlmuKpFrd
— adn40 (@adn40) March 8, 2021
The famous’s health was complicated when he was about to fall from a ladder and although he managed to stop from the railing to avoid a dangerous fall, he began with very strong pain that took him to the hospital where he underwent a complicated surgery that lasted 9 hours, in which eight screws and two rods were implanted in the spine.
For this reason, the actress Angelica Vale asked for donations for Ricardo González, through the official GoFoundMe page.
The clown and actor Ricardo González ” Cepillín ” was admitted to intensive care for heart failure and pneumonia, his son Ricardo said.
The actor’s son told Mexican media that the doctors were doing everything possible to improve the heart rate and manage to contain pneumonia, but the efforts were in vain.
Cepillín was admitted to intensive care on the afternoon of Sunday, March 7, although it was initially contemplated that he would be discharged from the hospital no later than that same day.
Así confirmó el hijo de Cepillín la muerte del cómico: pic.twitter.com/Drl0plgTuC
— Alekx Rodríguez (@alekx_04) March 8, 2021
