Pablo Santos (9 January 1987 – 15 September 2006) was a Mexican actor.

Career

Santos was born in

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

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. At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Los Angeles, California. He began an acting career and starred as the son of a Mexican-Irish-American family portrayed in ''

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'', which ran on the WB network from 2002 to 2003. After the series ended, he appeared in the 2004 film ''Party Animalz''. He also appeared in television shows such as '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''

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''.

Death

Santos died on 15 September 2006 in a plane crash at

Toluca International Airport Toluca International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos'' (Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport) is an international airport in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. It handles both na ...

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, west of

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. He was flying as a passenger, seated on the floor with no restraints, in a chartered plane (a Piper PA-46 Malibu) flown by a commercial pilot, from Monterrey to

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with five friends to celebrate Mexican Independence Day when the plane crashed over a mile (1.6 km) short of the runway while the pilot was attempting an

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at an intermediate airport in

due to low fuel levels. Another passenger, Martel Fernández, was declared brain-dead the following day; his life support was terminated. All others on board were hospitalized for minor injuries. The aircraft was certified to carry six persons, including the pilot, and there were six seats in the plane, yet there were seven people onboard.

Filmography

* 2006: ''Gettin' Some Jail Time'' * 2006: ''

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'' * 2005: ''Sea of Dreams'' * 2005: ''Shackles'' * 2004: ''Party Animalz'' * 2003: ''

: Episode 1 "Chapter Sixty Seven"'' (TV series) * 2003: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2002: '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Episode "Angels"'' (TV series) * 2002: ''

'' (TV series) * 2002: ''Cojones'' * 2002: ''

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: Episode "Red Kiss"'' (TV series) * 2002: ''American Family : Episode "Crash Boom Love" Parts 1 & 2'' (TV series) * 2002: ''

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: Episode "Journey of Dreams"'' (TV series) * 2001: '' Alias: Episode "Doppelgänger"'' (TV series) * 2000: ''The Weeping Woman of the River'' * 2000: '' Resurrection Boulevard: Episode "Comenzando de Nuevo"'' (TV series)

References

External links

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Fox News obituary
1987 births 2006 deaths Male actors from Monterrey Mexican male child actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Mexican Scientologists Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2006 {{Mexico-actor-stub Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Mexico