X-Men And Cleaning Lady Star Adan Canto Dies At 42

Adan Canto, best known for his role as Arman Morales on "The Cleaning Lady" and his role in Fox's X-Men series of films, passed away on January 8 at the age of 42, as confirmed by Variety. The cause of death was determined to be appendiceal cancer.

After becoming a mainstay on 2013's "The Following," Canto established a name for himself quickly in Hollywood. His first acting appearances were in Spanish-language television and film dramas such as "Estado de Gracia" and "Sin Memoria." American audiences will likely recall that he played Sunspot in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and was a regular on "Mixology" and "Blood & Oil" before his breakthrough role as Aaron Shore in "Designated Survivor." 

Canto is survived by Stephanie Ann Canto, his wife, and two children, Roman Alder and Eve Josephine Canto. In a statement released to Instagram on January 10, Stephanie Ann Canto paid tribute to her husband with a verse from Mathew 6:19-21: "Forever my treasure Adan, see you soon."

Per Deadline, Adan Canto did not shoot any material for "The Cleaning Lady" Season 3, set to debut on Fox on March 5, due to his health and the SAG-AFTRA strike. He did, however, plan to rejoin the cast for further filming before he passed away. The show will pay tribute to Canto with a title card during the Season 3 premiere, but there's no word as of press time on what will happen to Arman Morales.

Canto, speaking with Latino Review Media in 2023, explained that playing Aman was a challenge he was happy to take on. He ended up attached to the show after attending a pitch meeting but didn't think it would be able to maintain its quality as it unspooled. "Frankly, I thought it was too good to be true. I didn't expect for the quality or the accuracy of the world they were telling me they were going to portray to hold." He was, to his expressed amazement, proven wrong.