# Manuel Saval > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manuel_Saval > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manuel_Saval.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Saval > Source revision: 1356619353 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Mexican actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Manuel Saval | image = | caption = | birth_name = Juan Manuel Ruiz Saval | birth_date = {{Birth date |1956|06|22}} | birth_place = [Hermosillo, Sonora](/source/Hermosillo%2C_Sonora), [Mexico](/source/Mexico) | death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|06|23|1956|06|22}} | death_place = [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City), Mexico | other_names = Manuel Zaval | parents = [Manolita Saval](/source/Manolita_Saval) and Manuel Ruiz | occupation = [Stage actor](/source/Stage_actor)
[Film actor](/source/Film_actor)
[Television actor](/source/Television_actor) | years_active = 1975–2007 | spouse = {{marriage|Martha Gallegos|1983}} | children = Francisco (son) }} '''Juan Manuel Ruiz Saval''' (June 22, 1956 – June 23, 2009) was a Mexican [stage](/source/stage_actor), [film](/source/film_actor) and [television actor](/source/television_actor) who appeared in over twenty [telenovela](/source/telenovela)s. His best known role was opposite [Victoria Ruffo](/source/Victoria_Ruffo) in the telenovela ''[Simplemente Maria](/source/Simplemente_Mar%C3%ADa_(1989_telenovela))''.{{cite news|title=Muere el actor Manuel Saval|url=http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/nacional/073539/muere-actor-manuel-saval|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[Esmas](/source/Esmas.com)|language=es|date=June 24, 2009|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314133918/http://www2.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/nacional/073539/muere-actor-manuel-saval|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Manuel Saval biografia|url=http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[Esmas](/source/Esmas.com)|language=es|date=June 24, 2009}} ==Biography== Saval was the son of [film actress](/source/film_actress) and [opera singer](/source/opera_singer) [Manolita Saval](/source/Manolita_Saval) and Manuel Ruiz. In 1983 he married Martha Eugenia Gallegos,{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=Aún extraño a mi esposo, tras ausencia:viuda de Saval. Con Matilde Obregón|url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=181118|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[RadioFórmula](/source/List_of_radio_stations_in_Distrito_Federal)|date=June 24, 2011}} with whom he had a son, Francisco. ===Illness and death=== In 2007 he was diagnosed with [laryngeal cancer](/source/laryngeal_cancer) and had to retire from show business in order to seek surgery and treatment. While hospitalized for treatment in mid-2008, he contracted a rare infection associated with [pneumonia](/source/pneumonia) and his condition worsened.{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=Manuel Saval, actor mexicano tiene una rara infección|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2008/06/25/0001/1065/53C1B0B1C6C542A0ABE0B42DC721EACD.html|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[El Universo](/source/El_Universo)|date=June 25, 2008}} In late December 2008, while in recovery from [tracheal](/source/Vertebrate_trachea) surgery at the [Instituto Nacional de Cancerología](/source/List_of_hospitals_in_Mexico) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City), it was announced that recovery was going well and he might be able to return home for the holiday season.{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=Prevén que Manuel Saval abandone hospital el martes|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/564440.html|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[El Universo](/source/El_Universo)|date=December 22, 2008}} But by the third week of May, 2009, Saval had returned to the hospital and was reported to be in critical condition.{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=Preocupa salud de Manuel Saval|url=http://www.tabascohoy.com.mx/noticia.php?id_nota=173942|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[Tabasco hoy](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Mexico)|date=May 13, 2009}} On his birthday in 2009, a gathering held in his honor was arranged by [Adal Ramones](/source/Adal_Ramones) and attended by his many friends.{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=Cáncer venció a Manuel Saval pese a su lucha|url=http://rotativo.com.mx/cinetv/cancer-vencio-a-manuel-saval-pese-a-su-lucha/15825/html/|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[Diario Rotativo de Querétaro](/source/El_Diario_(Chihuahua))|date=June 24, 2009}} Because of his ill health, Saval was unable to attend, but a video connection was established between his home and the gathering. His friends remembered him for his great kindness and as always being an elegant person.{{cite web|language=Spanish|title=Adal Ramones Rompe En Llanto Durante El Homenaje A Manuel Saval Realizado Un Dia Antes De Su Muerte|url=http://www.agencia-mexico.com/gallery.php?gid=3703|publisher=agencia-mexico.com/ |accessdate=February 22, 2012}}{{cite news |title= Amigos de Manuel Saval le rendirán un homenaje en vida |url= http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/programastv/nxclusiva/noticias/071969/gerardo-quiroz-y-adal-ramones-rinden-homenaje-vida-manuel-saval |accessdate= February 22, 2012 |newspaper=[Esmas](/source/Esmas.com) |language= Spanish |date= June 24, 2009}} He died on June 23, 2009, one day after his 53rd birthday, after a three-year battle with cancer of the larynx, which he attributed to his smoking.{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=Fallece el actor Manuel Saval|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/606878.html|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[El Universo](/source/El_Universo)|date=June 24, 2009}}"Muere el actor Manuel Saval" "People en Espanol (People magazine in Spanish)", 24 Jun 2009 [http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/muere-el-actor-manuel-saval] ==Career== Saval began his career in show business working on [graphic novels](/source/graphic_novels). His screen debut was in the 1976 film ''El esperado amor desesperado'' with Sonia Furi and [Ofelia Guilmain](/source/Ofelia_Guilmain),{{cite news|language=Spanish|title=De ronda por los estudios mexicanos ''El esperado amor desesperado''|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UkRcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JlYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3055,2903443&dq=manuel-zaval&hl=en|accessdate=February 22, 2012|newspaper=[La Opinion](/source/La_Opinion)|date=February 8, 1976}} and late in the 70s he performed in theater with his mother. His television debut was as Jorge in the 1980 telenovela ''[Corazones sin rumbo](/source/Corazones_sin_rumbo)''. ==Filmography== ===Television=== {{Div col}} * ''[Corazones sin rumbo](/source/Corazones_sin_rumbo)'' (1980) as Jorge * ''[Espejismo](/source/Espejismo_(telenovela))'' (1981) as Juan José * ''[Lo que el cielo no perdona](/source/Lo_que_el_cielo_no_perdona)'' (1982) * ''[Guadalupe](/source/Guadalupe_(Mexican_TV_series))'' (1984) as Roberto * ''[Los años felices](/source/Los_a%C3%B1os_felices)'' (1984) as Rodolfo * ''[Principessa](/source/Principessa)'' (1984) as Reynaldo * ''[Los años pasan](/source/Los_a%C3%B1os_pasan)'' (1985) as Rodolfo * ''[Juana Iris](/source/Juana_Iris)'' (1985) * ''[Muchachita](/source/Muchachita)'' (1986) as Chucho * ''[La pobre Señorita Limantour](/source/La_pobre_Se%C3%B1orita_Limantour)'' (1987) as Armando * ''[Simplemente María](/source/Simplemente_Mar%C3%ADa_(1989_telenovela))'' (1989) as Juan Carlos del Villar * ''[Mágica juventud](/source/M%C3%A1gica_juventud)'' (1992) as Javier * ''[María la del Barrio](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_la_del_Barrio)'' (1995) as Óscar Montalbán * ''[La antorcha encendida](/source/La_antorcha_encendida)'' (1996) as José Manuel Fuentes * ''[Mujer, casos de la vida real](/source/Mujer%2C_casos_de_la_vida_real)'' (1998-2007) * ''[El diario de Daniela](/source/El_diario_de_Daniela)'' (1999) as Andres Zamora * ''[Rosalinda](/source/Rosalinda_(telenovela))'' (1999) as Alfredo Del Castillo * ''[Carita de ángel](/source/Carita_de_%C3%A1ngel)'' (2000-2001) as Father Gabriel Larios * ''[Cómplices al rescate](/source/C%C3%B3mplices_al_rescate)'' (2002) as Rolando Del Valle * ''[¡Vivan los niños!](/source/%C2%A1Vivan_los_ni%C3%B1os!)'' (2002–2003) as Dr. Fernando Molina * ''[Corazones al límite](/source/Corazones_al_l%C3%ADmite)'' (2004) as Osvaldo Madrigal * ''[Hospital el paisa](/source/Hospital_el_paisa)'' (2004) as Dr. Manuel *''[Bajo el mismo techo](/source/Bajo_el_mismo_techo)'' (2005) as Carlos * ''[Sueños y caramelos](/source/Sue%C3%B1os_y_caramelos)'' (2005) as Augusto Monraz {{div col end}} ====Film==== * ''[El esperado amor desesperado](/source/El_esperado_amor_desesperado)'' (1976) ====Theater==== * ''[Papacito piernas largas](/source/Papacito_piernas_largas)'' * ''[Gigi](/source/Gigi_(play))'' * ''[Ah que muchachita](/source/Ah_que_muchachita)'' ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|0767416}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saval, Manuel}} Category:1956 births Category:Mexican male film actors Category:Mexican male telenovela actors Category:2009 deaths Category:Deaths from laryngeal cancer Category:Deaths from cancer in Mexico Category:Mexican male television actors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Manuel Saval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Saval) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Saval?action=history)). 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