Overview
- His death was first announced late Thursday, June 4, by content creator Omar Crew, who posted a public farewell on social platforms.
- Multiple outlets report that Pérez’s remains were being velado in Colonia Caracol in Venustiano Carranza and that family members are managing funeral arrangements.
- No official cause of death has been released by the family or Televisa, and user-posted claims about a recent hospital stay and valve surgery remain unverified by medical or family sources.
- Colleagues and public figures including Eugenio Derbez, Consuelo Duval, and Luis Manuel Ávila posted condolences and tributes that have driven widespread public mourning.
- Pérez is chiefly remembered for his role as the Licenciado Cortillo and the viral line “¡Sí, que se largue!”, and his passing has renewed attention to how memes keep secondary TV characters visible across generations.