A 41-year-old actor from the hit Netflix series Elite has died on a beach in Spain. Julián Ortega was on the shore when he suffered a heart attack. Medical assistance was called for immediately by alarmed beachgoers.
Paramedics spent up to 30 minutes trying to revive the Netflix star, but despite having a defibrillator, they were unable to save his life. The heartbreaking incident took place The horror unfolded below a beach bar on Zahora Beach in Barbate, south west of Marbella, Spain on Sunday evening. Julián was from Madrid and was known for his roles in Caronte (2020), Elite (2018), and Nunc Et in Hora (2010).
Netflix hit Elite is set in a fictional elite high school and focuses on three working-class scholarship recipients. The series was met with critical acclaim, with the first of its eight seasons streamed by more than 20million Netflix accounts within its first month of release. Julián appeared in six episodes of Elite as the manager of the beer and burger joint La Cabaña, as reported by NeedToKnow .
Fellow actors have been paying tributes to the TV star, whose mother is actress Gloria Muñoz. Goya Award-winning actor Fernando Tejero wrote: “Life can be so cruel sometimes. I’m heartbroken, dear friend.
You were such a great actor and an even better person, Julián Ortega. Fly high.” Actress Sílvia Marsó added: “He was an incredible actor and a colleague who was as genuine, honest, and kind as his parents.
I can’t even begin to imagine how his .