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Mexican Designer Héctor Terrones Dies as Cause Is Disputed

Conflicting accounts of his final days leave the cause and circumstances unresolved.

Overview

  • Industry figures confirmed the death on Saturday, with Fashion Week México director Beatriz Calles and publicist Álex Rubí announcing the news.
  • Rubí reported a sudden heart attack, while journalist Héctor Navarro cited complications from a bacterial infection, and some outlets described a care‑home setting with a video posted hours earlier circulating online.
  • Funeral plans were shared publicly, with services reported at the J. García López funeral home in Pedregal in Mexico City.
  • Days before his death, the Mexico City prosecutor’s office sought an arrest warrant over an alleged sexual‑abuse complaint, a development widely noted in coverage.
  • Terrones was a longtime fixture in Mexican fashion, dressing television and entertainment stars and presenting a 2008 runway at the Louvre in Paris.