Octavio Augusto Pérez Ocaña (7 November 1998 – 29 October 2021) was a Mexican actor known for his role of Benito in the television series Vecinos.[3]
Octavio Ocaña | |
|---|---|
 Ocaña in February 2021 | |
| Born | Octavio Augusto Pérez Ocaña 7 November 1998 Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Died | 29 October 2021 (aged 22) Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Burial place | Recinto Memorial of Villahermosa[1][2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
He began his career in the program Chabelo, in a section called Chiquillos y Chiquillas.[4] He also participated in Lola...Érase una vez, and the Mexican film Amor letra por letra.[5]
Death edit
On the morning of 29 October 2021, Ocaña was shot to death at the age of 22 on a highway of Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico. The reason he was shot is under investigation.[6][7] According to the prosecutor's initial investigation, Ocaña was driving a Jeep Cherokee on the streets of the municipality and was accompanied by two subjects who were later identified as friends of his father. The local police requested him to stop but Ocaña ignored them. During the pursuit, Ocaña collided with several vehicles and later entered the Chamapa-Lechería highway. At some point, according to the investigation, Ocaña grabbed a gun and accidentally shot himself in the chin.[8] Witnesses claim otherwise stating that police shot at him and planted the gun in his right hand while he was left handed. He died en route to the hospital. It is speculated that the state police had ulterior motives to be stopping Octavio and that he was murdered by the police who later staged the act as a suicide. Onsite reports show that he was not immediately called an ambulance after being shot. Video evidence shows that he was still alive long after the police stopped him and he suffered on the side of the road. Follow-up by the government is in progress to investigate corruption and issues with the original police story given which is inconsistent with video evidence available.
Filmography edit
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Amor letra por letra | Gaspar | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005–2021 | Vecinos | Benito Ríos / Benito Rivers | |
| 2007 | Lola...Érase una vez | Otto Von Ferdinand | |
| La familia P. Luche | Benito | Guest appearance | |
| 2009 | Hermanos y detectives | Lorenzo Montero | |
| 2020 | Te doy la vida | Benito Rangel | |
| 2020 | La mexicana y el güero | Sr. Cruz[9] | |
References edit
- ^ "Este será el lugar donde será sepultado Octavio Ocaña en Tabasco". El Universal (in Spanish). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Entierran en Villahermosa a Octavio Ocaña, 'Benito' de la serie 'Vecinos'". Dallas News (in Spanish). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Octavio Ocaña se divierte en el chat". esmas.com (in Spanish). 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Octavio Ocaña | Biografías | esmas". esmas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Desea Octavio Ocaña 'armar su revolución' en el futbol". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 20 November 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Jímenez, Carlos (30 October 2021). "Muere el actor Octavio Ocaña, mejor conocido como 'Benito' en 'Vecinos'". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Flores, Paulina (30 October 2021). "Muere Octavio Ocaña, Benito de Vecinos, a los 22 años". Las Estrellas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Octavio Ocaña 'se disparó accidentalmente a sí mismo': Fiscalía Edomex". Azteca Noticias (in Spanish). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ TIM, Televisa. "¿Te perdiste a Octavio Ocaña en 'La Mexicana y el Güero'? Ve AQUÍ su participación especial". Las Estrellas TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.