"Time of Longing" and "Jane the Virgin"US series star dies at the age of 39
Fabian Tschamper
21.1.2025
During his career, he appeared in front of the camera for successful US series such as "Time of Longing" and "Jane the Virgin". Now the actor Francisco San Martin has died. He was only 39 years old.
21.01.2025, 21:42
Fabian Tschamper
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The actor Francisco San Martin, known from the US soap "Time of Longing", has died by suicide at the age of 39.
San Martin was born in Mallorca, grew up in the USA and later made a name for himself in Spain with theater, TV and film appearances.
In addition to his role in "Zeit der Sehnsucht", he appeared in "Reich und Schön" and "Jane the Virgin", among others, but retired from the public eye recently.
Francisco San Martin was born on August 27, 1985 in Mallorca and grew up in the US state of Montana, where he worked on several children's theater productions.
Most recently, he lived in seclusion
According to "Forbes" reports, San Martin returned to Spain with his family as a teenager, where he made a name for himself with appearances in various stage, TV and film productions.
In 2011, he joined the cast of the popular soap "Zeit der Sehnsucht", but left the series after six months.
In 2017, he appeared in the US daily "Rich and Beautiful"; from the same year, he also had a recurring role for two seasons in the dramedy series "Jane the Virgin" with Gina Rodriguez, which was also successful in this country. Most recently, San Martin had mainly worked on short films and withdrawn from the public eye.
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