Overview

• The announcement was shared through an official Instagram video from the convention’s organizers in Cuenca, Ecuador.
• Comic Con Ecuador confirmed his absence and issued a public message of support for the actor.
• Fellow voice actor René García will represent Castañeda at the event as he returns home to be with family.
• Media report limited details about his mother, with some outlets identifying her as María de Jesús Partida and suggesting she was over 75, while the family maintains privacy and no funeral information has been released.
• Separate social media rumors about Castañeda’s own health or death are false, with reports noting he is well and grieving his loss.