Juan Manuel Ruiz Saval (June 22, 1956 â€" June 23, 2009) was a Mexican
stage, film and television actor who appeared in over twenty
telenovelas. His best known role was opposite Victoria Ruffo in the
telenovela Simplemente Maria.Saval was the son of film actress and
opera singer Manolita Saval and Manuel Ruiz. In 1983 he married Martha
Eugenia Gallegos, with whom he had a son, Francisco.In 2007 he was
diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and had to retire from show business
in order to seek surgery and treatment. While hospitalized for
treatment in mid-2008, he contracted a rare infection associated with
pneumonia and his condition worsened. In late December 2008, while in
recovery from tracheal surgery at the Instituto Nacional de
CancerologÃa in Mexico City, it was announced that recovery was going
well and he might be able to return home for the holiday season. But
by the third week of May, 2009, Saval had returned to the hospital and
was reported to be in critical condition.On his birthday in 2009, a
gathering held in his honor was arranged by Adal Ramones and attended
by his many friends. Because of his ill health, Saval was unable to
attend, but a video connection was established between his home and
the gathering. His friends remembered him for his great kindness and
as always being an elegant person.
stage, film and television actor who appeared in over twenty
telenovelas. His best known role was opposite Victoria Ruffo in the
telenovela Simplemente Maria.Saval was the son of film actress and
opera singer Manolita Saval and Manuel Ruiz. In 1983 he married Martha
Eugenia Gallegos, with whom he had a son, Francisco.In 2007 he was
diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and had to retire from show business
in order to seek surgery and treatment. While hospitalized for
treatment in mid-2008, he contracted a rare infection associated with
pneumonia and his condition worsened. In late December 2008, while in
recovery from tracheal surgery at the Instituto Nacional de
CancerologÃa in Mexico City, it was announced that recovery was going
well and he might be able to return home for the holiday season. But
by the third week of May, 2009, Saval had returned to the hospital and
was reported to be in critical condition.On his birthday in 2009, a
gathering held in his honor was arranged by Adal Ramones and attended
by his many friends. Because of his ill health, Saval was unable to
attend, but a video connection was established between his home and
the gathering. His friends remembered him for his great kindness and
as always being an elegant person.
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