Mario Almada Dead: 'Los Doce Malditos' Actor Passed Away From Heart Complications At 94

The Latin America community has suffered another loss in the entertainment industry. It is being reported that actor Mario Almada has passed away earlier this week from heart complications.

According to FOX News Latino, the underground movie actor who was Mexican cinema’s best-known dispenser of frontier justice, passed away from a heart attack at his home in the central city of Cuernavaca on Tuesday. He was 94-years-old.

Almada had an extensive career, acting in more than 300 films of an eight-decade period that began with a one-off appearance as a teenager in the film “Madre Querida” in 1935.

The star was born on January 7, 1922, in Huatabampo, a town in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. He spent most of his time living in Cuernavaca before his passing.

The Mexican actor was honored in 2013 with a career achievement award by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences and won Newcomer of the Year in 1968 and Best Actor in a Co-Starring Role in 1969. Most recently, the actor won Ariels for Best Actor twice in 1984 and 1987.

He mostly appeared in Western based films and movies discussing the ins and outs of drug trafficking. The star frequently portrayed a lawman or vigilante pushed to revenge by criminal violence.

The actor can be remembered through his filmography, which includes the 1968 movie “Todo por Nada”, the 1970 movie “El tunco Maclovio”, and the 1974 films “Pistolero del Diablo” and “Los doce malditos.”

Although his death doesn’t come as a surprise, the family is taking it very hard. A true talent and role model in the Latin America community, Almada has built quite the legacy and will be missed by his fans and loved ones.

The family has yet to release the details of Almada’s funeral.