Carlos Castañeda, a fourth-generation espresso farmer and actor identified for portraying the enduring Colombian espresso determine Juan Valdez, died overdue remaining week.
The Colombian nationwide espresso federation (FNC), shared information of Castañeda’s surprising dying via its social media channels, thanking the actor for his two decades of provider personifying Colombian espresso growers and representing the rustic’s trade in a foreign country.
Tenemos que comunicar los angeles triste noticia del fallecimiento de nuestro amigo Carlos Castañeda quien por 20 años estuvo al frente del personaje Juan Valdez. Carlos, gran y comprometido compañero de trabajo nos deja también con los mejores recuerdos.
Extendemos un fraternal saludo… percent.twitter.com/q3vexY3Ba0
— Federación Nacional de Cafeteros (@FedeCafeteros) April 26, 2024
In a put up to X (previously Twitter), FNC President Germán Bahamón remembered Castañeda as a kindhearted buddy who represented Colombian espresso growers with humility and beauty.
Con profundo pesar debo comunicar a Colombia que Carlos Castañeda, ha fallecido.
Un ser humano absolutamente especial, con quien tuve los angeles fortuna de compartir en mi visita a todos los departamentos cafeteros de colombia y otros paises en el mundo.
Su sonrisa generation los angeles… percent.twitter.com/PmUtkw1zaG
— German Bahamon Jaramillo (@GermanBahamon) April 26, 2024
The FNC introduced that Castañeda died on the age of 58 following center surgical procedure at a health facility in Medellín. The oldest of 10 siblings and father of 3 youngsters, Castañeda was once from San Bartolo, positioned within the municipality of Andes in Antioquia, the place he grew up farming espresso.
He has portrayed the fictitious personality of Juan Valdez for the previous 20 years, a place he took over from Carlos Sánchez, who portrayed Valdez for just about 4 many years and died in 2019 on the age of 83.
The FNC presented the fictitious personality of Juan Valdez, a Colombian espresso farmer who continuously seems together with his mule Conchita, in 1958. The nature has traditionally been used to put across a way of pleasure associated with the distinct qualities of Colombian-grown coffees, whilst additionally representing the Juan Valdez espresso and cafe manufacturers.
Castañeda represented the FNC and Colombian coffees all the way through the sector at trade occasions, together with at this month’s SCA Expo in Chicago, the place his iconic smile was once captured in selfie after selfie with lovers.
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