Manuel Antonio Capetillo Villaseñor (15 April 1926 – 5 May 2009) was a Mexican film actor,

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, singer, and songwriter from Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos,

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. On 5 May 2009, Capetillo died of respiratory insufficiency, in Chacala, Nayarit. 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.

Selected filmography

*'' El revólver sangriento'' (1964) *'' Alma llanera'' (1965) *'' El ojo de vidrio'' (1969) *''

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* Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors 1926 births 2009 deaths Male actors from Jalisco Mexican people of Spanish descent {{Mexico-musician-stub