Overview
- The Asociación Nacional de Actores (ANDA) confirmed the Mexican actor’s death on January 31 at age 55.
- Friend Enrique Cueva said the medical examiner determined the cause was an acute myocardial infarction.
- Reports from funeral attendees indicate he collapsed at his daughter’s residence in Mexico City and could not be resuscitated despite an ambulance call in the mid‑afternoon.
- Cueva noted Taracena had hypertension that was being treated with medication, with no public indication of a serious illness.
- Colleagues and fans have shared tributes highlighting a decades‑long career spanning film, television and theater, including Apocalypto, Narcos: México and the 2025 Prime Video series Cometierra.