American- Mexican well known Actor, Singer, guitarist, Short film director Adan Canto, famous for his acting in X-Men passed away at the age of 42 after battling appendiceal cancer.
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About Adan Canto:
Mexican -American actor Adan Canto was born on 5th December, 1981 in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Maxico. His father José-Luis Narváez was dentist and his mother Marlyn Canto-Narváez was a singer and homemaker. Being an Mexican, he had to cross the border daily to go to his school American Catholic, situation in Del Rio, Texas. He raised in Trxas. With the help of his mother, at the age of 7 Canto first person in stage as an singer. To become a singer he left his home when he was 16 and after collaborating with Sudio M, he achieved success in singing and songwriting in San Antonio. He sang a Jazz band Del Canto for five years in Maxico City.
In 2012, He met with American painter and sculptor Stephanie Lindquist during the shooting of The Following in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014, their fist artistic collection short film, Before tomorrow released. In June 2017, they got married and shifted to Hollywood Hills. In 2020, their first child born and their second child born in 2022.
Adan Canto’s Acting Journey:
He made his debut in 2013 in an American Television Fox Drama series. It’s first season was The Following. In 2014 he casted for a superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past as a Sunspot, that year he showed in a ABC comedy series named Mixology. In 2015, he worked in ABC prime time series Blood &Oil.
Later he returned in the Fox drama named Second Chance and as a guest appearance in The Catch of ShondaLand. He worked in a ABC political drama series Designated Survivor where he acted as a White House Deputy Chief of Staff, along with his co-stars Maggie Q, Kiefer Sutherland and Natascha McElhone which was renewed for the third season by Netflix in 7th June, 2019.
In Halle Berry’s casted directorial debut film Bruised he played opposite of her. He started his production house in 2013. He directed two story films – first released in 2014,Before Tomorrow and second one is The Shot.
He played the lead role in the film The Cleaning Lady of a monster for Fox drama series in March 2020. He was starred for two series but due to his health issues he declined it, at the time died, he was planning to rejoin the series in it’s third season.
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Tribute to Adan Canto by Hollywood peers:
On Wednesday publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed the news about actor Adan Canto, passed away due to appendiceal cancer which he kept private. She also added to the press that Adan Canto was depth spirit. He will missed by so many people.
Adan Canto’s wife Stephanie Ann Canto shared a post in Instagram along with their two children Roman Alder, Eve Josephine and with a caption “Forever my treasure, see you soon”.
TV drama Designated Survivor’s actor Kiefer Sutherland who played the role of Tom Kirkman, opposite of Adan Canto said that it was heartbroken, he was a wonderful spirit, he also try to do well, better, to be great, he will be missed. He also showed his concern towards Canto’s wife and children and said rest in peace.
Designated Survivor’s actress Italia Ricci who played the role of Canto’s beloved share an Instagram post of herself, Adan Canto and Kal Penn with a caption where she wrote lost of words. She addressed him the strongest she knows. She said she was very angry that happened because he was a sweet, kind, brilliant human being, she also showed her support to Canto’s family.
Sharing a picture with him, Penn wrote that he was a warm, genius and talented and funny person and he also pay respect to Canto’s family.
Actress Maggie Q, who acted Hannah Wells’s role in Designated Survivor posted a trio images with Canto and addressed that beautiful friend and said he is the level of actor Hollywood never deserve. She also said that he was a lucky one and prise his soul.
X-Men star actress Halle Berry wrote in the captain that she has lost her words, that Adan has gained his wings and he will always stay in her heart.
The Cleaning Lady actress Oliver Hudson told that she only knows him for 2 years but that’s enough to know how amazing father, friend and person he was. He always talks about his kids and she is deverstrated.
Actor Jonathan Sadowski who acted with him in the film The Devil Below said that he will always remember the moment he shared with him during playing guitar by the campfire, playing chess. He was a talented person, gone too soon and hope he will live peacefully in the paradise of angel.