Two actors from the Netflix series ‘El Elegido’ (The Chosen One) have been killed and six other cast and crew members injured after the van they were traveling in collided near MulegĂ© , in the southern peninsula of Baja California, Mexico.
The spread of the fact has increased internationally since Tuesday, but the unfortunate event was confirmed last Thursday. Where media reported that the van the actors were traveling in overturned after going off the road in a desert area.
Sad news ✝️ Mexican actors 🇲🇽 Raymundo GARDUÑO CRUZ and Juan Francisco GONZALEZ AGUILAR, died while filming THE CHOSEN ONE series for Netflix 📺, on a desert road in Baja California. 6 production members were injured.
🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/R349POEBAb– Mancandy at the cinema 🤴🎥 (@MancandyCine) June 18, 2022
Apparently, the production team was working at the time in the nearby region of Santa RosalĂa.
The Baja California Department of Culture announced on Friday that Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar had passed away.
Netflix describes “The Chosen One” as follows: “A 12-year-old boy discovers that he is Jesus Christ and has returned to Earth to save mankind. Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and Peter Gross.
They died in an accident m Paco Mufote and Raymundo Garduño, two renowned actors from Baja California. They denounce that the multi-millionaire Netflix platform made them work in poor conditions, which could have influenced the misadventure. They are not capable of worthy treatment. pic.twitter.com/tzKVisVBtC
— Juan Miguel Hernandez (@juanmikel) June 17, 2022
According to the call for auditions, the series is recorded by an independent production company.
Regarding the accident, the platform said in a statement that “all safety protocols were in place”.
Source metroecuador.com