Days of Our Lives actor Francisco San Martin dead at 39 as tributes flood in

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Tributes have flooded in for the Days of Our Lives actor Francisco San Martin who has died at 39.

Police found him at his Los Angeles home on Thursday, according to reports. The actor is believed to have died by suicide, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office told the Hollywood LA News.

The Spanish-born soap star, who moved to Montana when he was a child, was known for playing Dario Hernandez in long-running drama Day of Our Lives, reports the Mirror.

Tributes have been pouring in from his co-stars, including Camila Banus, who played his on-screen sister Gabi. She posted on Instagram: "Pepe, what can I say but I love you and rest in peace, my friend. Love you mucho mucho mucho. I wish I had told you more."

He got his big break in Days of Our Lives in 2010, appearing in several episodes until 2011, after getting his first taste of acting in children's theatre shows before he went into modelling.

His other projects included a role in the 2013 film Behind the Candelabra. In 2017, San Martin returned to daytime TV with a role in The Bold and the Beautiful. He starred in 16 episodes as groundskeeper Mateo on the CBS show. In the same year, he played estate manager Fabian Regalo del Cielo in hit show Jane the Virgin.

Tributes have poured in for San Martin with journalist Michael Fairman writing: "Very, very sad. I am a bit in shock, as I saw Francisco at my gym most every day." Someone else shared: "So sad to hear about the death of Francisco San Martin, a star from Days of Our Lives and Jane the Virgin. He was only 39! His contributions to television will never be forgotten." Another added: "RIP Francisco San Martin Sad news."

This comes after Days of Our Lives star Wayne Northrop died at the age of 77, just last month. Wayne's wife, actress Lynn Herring Northrop, released a statement following his death. It read: "Wayne was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 6 years ago. He took his last breath in the arms of his family.

"We wish to thank the most caring and amazing place, The Motion Picture and Television Home for taking such great care of him. Wayne touched so many people with his sense of humor and wit. A husband for 43 years, the best dad ever to his two boys, Hank and Grady, and a rancher who loved his cows and was a friend to many."

Wayne was well-known for playing Detective Roman Brady on Days of Our Lives from 1981 to 1984. He returned to the program in 1991 before leaving in 1994. Wayne again returned in 2005 as Dr. Alex North, a medical school classmate of Roman's wife Dr. Marlena Evans (Deidra Hall).

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