Pablo Santos (9 January 1987 – 15 September 2006) was a Mexican actor.

Career

Santos was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León. At the age of 12 he moved with his family to Los Angeles, California. He began an acting career and starred as the son of a Mexican-Irish-American family portrayed in ''

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'', which ran on the WB network from 2002 to 2003. After the series ended, he appeared in the 2004 film ''Party Animalz''. He also appeared in television shows such as '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''

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''.

Death

Santos died on 15 September 2006 in a plane crash at

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, west of

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. He was flying as a passenger, seated on the floor with no restraints, in a chartered plane (a Piper PA-46 Malibu) flown by a commercial pilot, from Monterrey to Acapulco with five friends to celebrate

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when the plane crashed over a mile (1.6 km) short of the runway while the pilot was attempting an

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at an intermediate airport in

due to low fuel levels. Another passenger, Martel Fernández, was declared brain-dead the following day; his life support was terminated. All others on board were hospitalized for minor injuries. The aircraft was certified to carry six persons, including the pilot, and there were six seats in the plane, yet there were seven people onboard.

Filmography

* 2006: ''Gettin' Some Jail Time'' * 2006: ''

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'' * 2005: ''Sea of Dreams'' * 2005: ''Shackles'' * 2004: ''Party Animalz'' * 2003: ''

: Episode 1 "Chapter Sixty Seven"'' (TV series) * 2003: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2002: '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Episode "Angels"'' (TV series) * 2002: ''

'' (TV series) * 2002: ''Cojones'' * 2002: ''

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: Episode "Red Kiss"'' (TV series) * 2002: ''American Family : Episode "Crash Boom Love" Parts 1 & 2'' (TV series) * 2002: ''

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: Episode ''"Journey of Dreams" (TV series)'' * 2001: '' Alias: Episode "Doppelgänger"'' (TV series) * 2000: ''The Weeping Woman of the River'' * 2000: ''

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: Episode "Comenzando de Nuevo"'' (TV series)

References

External links

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Fox News obituary
1987 births 2006 deaths Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents Male actors from Monterrey Mexican male child actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Mexican Scientologists Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Mexico Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2006 {{Mexico-actor-stub