The crash raised questions about working conditions faced by actors and crew members on the production.
Thank you for your art, thank you for your heart and thank you for being the light in my life and in the lives of many. Novelist Rick Zazueta said in a Facebook post, “For weeks now, people close to this production know that the logistics have been terrible. He pointed to other television and film productions that overworked their drivers. As questions remained about their deaths, multiple people called out poor working conditions on the production. I am so very sorry for his loved ones and all that were touched by his spirit.” "On set safety is always our top priority," SAG-AFTRA said.
The accident happened in transit to a local airport in Baja California Sur in Mexico. Six other cast and crew members were injured, Netflix confirmed.
We will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure that our members and others are safe in their workplace.” The accident occurred in transit from Santa Rosalía to the local airport, Netflix said. The show is based on a comic book series by Mark Millar and Peter Gross. Netflix said on Twitter in April that shooting had started in Mexico.
Friends of deceased actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, who died in an automobile accident in Mexico on Thursday, ...
“This was no ordinary accident, the cast had been complaining openly about the logistical and transport issues faced in this production, calling it illogical, unreasonable, ignorant, and stupid. “This is a plea for justice for these deaths,” Zazueta writes in part. The pair were part of the cast and crew of Netflix’s The Chosen One riding in a van in Santa Rosalía—Loreto en route to a local airport when it crashed and flipped leaving two dead and four injured.
Friends called Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, who died while working on 'The Chosen One,' generous artists with tender hearts.
“He was an actor with different dimensions,” Yenque said. It was a great project, but I gotta go!’ ... and just ran out,” Paredes recalled. And I don’t meet many of those.” “A good man, a good father, a good friend, and always restless. ... He was always doing something. He was not stopping.” Back in the 1990s, González would visit Paredes’ family home in Tijuana for jam sessions with his older brothers, who played the keyboard and drums. Just when he finally stopped thinking about it, González began playing the melody on his guitar, smiling at him. He was dedicated to creating platforms for theater outside of Mexico City, where much of the industry is focused. “I don’t think anything was a hobby for him,” Paredes said. He’d always thought of González as a musician. Six other cast and crew members were injured in the crash.
Netflix's upcoming series, The Chosen One, recently had to halt production after two of its actors, Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguilar and Raymundo Garduno ...
Although filming was underway, no release date for the show was announced. Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguilar and Raymundo Garduno Cruz were both Mexican actors. The deceased actors were later identified by the Baja California Department of Culture, while the remaining injured members were considered stable.
Six other cast or crew members of Netflix's "The Chosen One" were injured in the accident.
Here's what we know about the fatal crash in Baja California that killed two actors and injured six other cast and crew of the Netflix series The Chosen ...
The Netflix series The Chosen One centers upon a 12-year-old boy who discovers he is Jesus Christ who has returned. Paco Mufote, brilliant actor and musician was killed in an accident while going to a@netflixset in Tijuana, Mexico. He was fantastic in my short @beneathusmovie. I am furious to hear bad safety measures from the production caused this tragedy. The crash occurred on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Four members of the crew and two other cast members were also injured in the accident and are in stable condition. May they rest in peace,” said a statement from the State Government of Baja California in its Facebook page. On June 16, actors Juan Francisco González Aguilar and Raymundo Garduño Cruz were killed when a van they were riding in flipped and crashed.
Actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, who were part of the Netflix series The Chosen One, have died in a road accident.
Now, it remains to be seen when the shooting of The Chosen One resumes again. It was also reported that the team was filming for The Chosen One in Mexico. Actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, who were part of the Netflix series The Chosen One, have died in a road accident.
The friends of late actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, who tragically died on Thursday, June 16, in a car crash in Mexico, ...
Netflix has not yet commented on the allegations; Deadline reports that an investigation into the accident is ongoing. Zazueta went on to allege that the van transporting the crew was not fit for purpose, “worn out tires, noisy brakes, loose steering wheel, not all seat belts worked, easily identifiable signs of danger,” he wrote. “This was no ordinary accident, the cast had been complaining openly about the logistical and transport issues faced in this production, calling it illogical, unreasonable, ignorant, and stupid.”
Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar died in a car crash while filming the Netflix series.
If nothing wrong was going on, then there shouldn't be an issue with providing the information." The conditions of the van were completely unfit for the purpose of transporting people; worn out tires, noisy brakes, loose steering wheel, not all seatbelts worked, easily identifiable signs of danger." "It fills me with rage that there are reports of abuse and exploitation being shared by people involved with the production," Gallegos said.
Two cast members from the Netflix series "The Chosen One" were killed in Mexico after a vehicle accident Thursday. A van carrying actors and crew members ...
We will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure that our members and others are safe in their workplace.” “Our condolences to his family, friends and the Baja California arts community. Two cast members died, and two other cast members and four crew members were injured but are in stable condition.
Two actors from the Netflix series 'The Chosen One' are dead, with six more injured, following a van crash in Mexico on Thursday.
Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar and Peter Gross.” Local media reported the crash occurred on June 16, and said the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area. The Baja California Department of Culture said Friday that Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar died.
Several actors and crew members from the upcoming Netflix series, The Chosen One, were involved in a fatal car crash in Mexico on Thursday, June 16.
According to the Baja California Department of Culture, two actors, Raymundo Garduño Cruz, and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, died in the accident, and six unnamed cast and crew members were injured. Vulture has reached out to Netflix for comment on the car accident. Several actors and crew members from the upcoming Netflix series, The Chosen One, were involved in a fatal car crash in Mexico on Thursday, June 16.
Raymundo Garduno Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguilar from Netflix's The Chosen One died in a car accident near the Baja Peninsula on Thursday ...
The series is based off a comic book by Mark Millar and artist Peter Gross and the crew began filming in April, according to Comicbook. 'On set safety is always our top priority. The latest: Netflix on Monday said it is 'deeply saddened' of the deaths of The Chosen One actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz (L) and Juan Francisco González Aguilar in car accident in Mexico last week that left six others injured