Overview
- The actor spoke on the RCP (Carnaval) streaming program hosted by Juana Viale on October 20, detailing how he processed his father's death.
- He said years of therapy prepared him for the loss after a lifetime of his father's severe health scares and near‑death hospitalizations.
- He characterized the wake as the best he had seen, recalling boxes of Jack Daniel's, Frank Sinatra on a speaker, friends, vedettes, and dancing.
- He added that he smoked a joint during the service as people shared stories and that no one cried.
- Reports note Santiago Bal died on December 9, 2019 at age 83 from multiorgan failure following hospitalization and a pharmacological coma.