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Only Fools and Horses star Mario Ernesto Sánchez dies after ‘long and painful illness’

Mario Ernesto Sánchez, an actor who starred in Only Fools and Horses, has been announced dead at the age of 78.

Mario Ernesto Sánchez, an actor who starred in Only Fools and Horses, has been announced dead at the age of 78. The actor appeared in the iconic British sitcom in 1991 as a Colombian drug baron but also starred in the American crime series Miami Vice alongside Colin Firth. “Mario Ernesto Sánchez died today at 3:03 am as a result of a long and painful illness,” his team shared in a statement, which had been translated from Spanish to English.

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