Francisco San Martín, an actor who appeared in the soap operas “The Days of Our Lives” and “The Bold and the Beautiful,” died in Los Angeles.
The actor, who also guest starred on the CW soap opera “Jane the Virgin,” was pronounced dead Thursday by the Los Angeles County medical examiner. San Martín died at his residence in Los Angeles and the cause of his death was suicide by “hanging with ligature,” according to coroner's records. He was 39 years old.
San Martín was born in Mallorca, Spain, and grew up in Montana, Forbes reported. She returned to Spain with her family and modeled as a teenager, appearing in theater, film, and television before returning to the United States.
The actor originated the role of Darío Hernández, a small-time thief who comes to town to investigate an unsolved murder case, in “Days of Our Lives,” which went on to air on Peacock in 2022. San Martín played Darío for five months in 2011. Her arc ended when her character moved to Argentina and the role was recast in 2016.
In 2017, San Martín played Mateo, a worker hired to seduce Quinn Fuller on CBS' “The Bold and the Beautiful.” His other credit that year was for playing soap opera star Fabián Regalo del Cielo, who courts Gina Rodríguez's lead character in “Jane the Virgin.” Before that, he had a small role in the 2013 Liberace biopic, “Behind the Candelabra.”
San Martín's death is the most recent among soap opera actors. In 2023, “The Young and the Restless” and “General Hospital” actor Billy Miller died at age 43 after “surrendering his life” to bipolar depression, his mother said. Last January, Alec Musser of “All My Children” died by suicide at age 50, and Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on “General Hospital” in the 1980s, was found dead in March in an open field in the county. from Riverside at 64 years old.
In October, Ron Hale, who played Mike Corbin on “General Hospital” and Dr. Rodger Coleridge on “Ryan's Hope,” died at age 78. Last week, Leslie Charleson, who long played Monica Quartermaine on “General Hospital,” died at age 79. after reportedly suffering a long illness.
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