Overview
- The 74-year-old actor posted a video from a clinic showing him with a cervical collar and monitoring cables while thanking fans and promising further updates.
- Mata said he underwent surgery on his cervical spine on September 3 and described himself as recovering and moving toward a prompt recuperation.
- Weeks before the operation he had warned he had severe disc damage, saying he almost “had no discs” in that part of his spine and had planned the procedure.
- His several-week absence from social media helped fuel false reports of his death that he publicly denounced before sharing the clinic video to correct the record.
- Mata is best known for 1980s–90s telenovelas such as Déjate querer and Cristal and his case highlights how health scares for older performers and gaps in official updates can spread misinformation on social platforms.