The Mexican musician and performer Julián Figueroa, son of the famous actress Maribel Guardia and singer Joan Sebastian, died on Sunday afternoon. The news has shocked the local media and there is still unease among the public.

According to reports from Telemundo, the young man was found dead in his home in Mexico City. After hours of bewilderment due to ignorance of the causes of his death, Guardia turned to her social networks to explain what happened to her son.

“Dear friends, I am sorry to have to announce the departure of my beloved son Julián Figueroa, who unfortunately preceded us on this plane. They found him unconscious in his room tonight while I was at the theater. They called 911 and when the ambulance and police arrived they found him dead, with no trace of violence. The medical report indicates that he died of acute myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation,” the actress explained.

The woman then thanked for the messages of support received after her tragic loss: “I ask for understanding for the deep pain we are going through, I would like to talk to all the people who are trying to communicate, but I really don’t have the strength to do it yet I ask everyone to respect our privacy and the painful time we have been going through.”

After the announcement, speculation about the cause of death was not long in coming.

According to the official death certificate document, Figueroa died of acute myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation.

Despite speculation about Julián’s sudden death, the document confirms that the artist was found lifeless Sunday night in a house in Álvaro Obregón’s mayor’s office, according to the Mexico City attorney general’s office.

The day before, the son of Maribel Guardia had dedicated a post on his social networks to his father, the singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian, who died in 2015 of cancer.

Who was

Julián Figueroa was born on May 2, 1995. He was the son of singer Joan Sebastian, renowned ranchera music composer and singer, and actress, Miss Costa Rica 1978 and Miss Universe contestant, Maribel Guardia.

He was the fourth of Joan Sebastian’s eight children and the one that was always near and carried with him, as he did with his older children. That’s why Julian, even though he tried his luck in acting, always knew that his destiny was linked to music.

Julián naturally learned to sing, play the guitar, go on stage and move around a recording studio, guided by his parents and his brother, also a musician José Manuel Figueroa, describes El Universal remembering the artist.

In 2015, he participated in an episode of “Como dice el dicho” by Televisa, at the same time as the biographical series about his father, “Forever Joan Sebastian”.

Subsequently, she has been a part of ‘Family Secrets’ and recently in ‘My way is to love you’, the highlights of the medium.

When his father died in 2015, Julián Figueroa inherited a recording studio in Juliantla. Among other things, he has released some songs like “Ay amor”. Although he was still a long way from achieving his father’s success, it was enough to make his talent known.

Julián was married to Imelda Garza Tuñón and together they have a son, José Julián.