Lua Blanco Dies at 39 After Months-Long Fight With Cancer

Overview

• Her family announced on Sunday, October 18, 2026, that Lua Blanco had died after months of battling cancer and asked for respect and privacy during their mourning.
• Blanco rose to national fame as Roberta Messi in the Brazilian telenovela Rebelde (2011–2012) and built a varied career in television, theatre and music.
• She was attached to the film The Fox Sisters, directed by Wagner de Assis, a production that completed shoots in Brazil and the United States and now faces the loss of a cast member.
• Former co‑stars including Arthur Aguiar, Mel Fronckowiak, Micael Borges and Sophia Abrahão publicly mourned her death and recalled recent reunions and condolences.
• The family has planned a restricted wake at Cemitério Vertical Memorial do Carmo in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, October 19, and some outlets have separately reported the cancer as colorectal though that specific diagnosis has not been confirmed by the family.