Carlos Miguel Suárez Soto

Carlos Miguel Suárez Soto, a Mexican actor widely known by his first names Carlos Miguel, died on 20 October 2026 at the age of 67. <cite index="5-2">The actor Carlos Miguel Suárez Soto died at 67 years old</cite>, and <cite index="1-1">he was a Mexican actor and salesman</cite>, remembered for decades as a familiar face in Televisa productions.

<cite index="1-2">In the 1980s and 1990s, he acted in a number of Televisa telenovelas, such as Dos Mujeres, un Camino and Tú y yo, the latter of which perhaps garnered him the most public recognition, for his characterization of "Poncho"</cite>. He also appeared in other popular series of the era, including Soñadoras, Amigas y Rivales, Muchachitas and Volver a Empezar, where he frequently played antagonist roles that made him recognisable to a generation of telenovela viewers.

His life changed dramatically in 2012, when he was kidnapped in Mexico City. <cite index="1-3,1-4">Suárez was kidnapped in Mexico City and taken to the school where his two daughters studied, and his captors asked his daughters for the time, to show him they had access to them</cite>. <cite index="1-5">They had him retained for four days, causing him injuries to his mouth and robbing him of some savings</cite>. He did not speak publicly about the ordeal until years later, in an interview with the programme De Primera Mano.

In the years that followed, acting work became scarce, a situation he linked both to the lingering effects of the kidnapping and to broader changes in the television industry. <cite index="1-6">Following the event, Suárez became a taco salesman at a small corner stand in Mexico City</cite>, eventually expanding his offerings to include cochinita pibil, stewed tacos, tortas and burritos at a stand he and a friend named Tío Ferruco. His last known television appearance is believed to have been an episode of Como Dice el Dicho broadcast in 2018, after which no further acting credits were reported. His journey from recognisable telenovela villain to street food vendor drew considerable public sympathy in Mexico in the years before his death.

His death was announced on 20 October 2026 by his close friend and former co star Roberto Tello, known professionally as El Coreano, who had worked alongside him in Tú y yo. <cite index="2-1">Carlos Miguel Suárez Soto died on that Tuesday, as announced by his friend and colleague Roberto Tello, known as "El Coreano"</cite>. As of this writing, <cite index="3-1,3-2">reports attributed to profiles connected to the actor suggested the cause may have been a heart attack, though this version has not been confirmed by immediate family, authorities or a medical report</cite>. The news prompted tributes from colleagues and viewers who recalled both his work as a telenovela villain and the resilience he showed after the kidnapping.