Mexico City.- Alex Araya Castillo died at the age of 42 during his vacation in Colombia. The body of the Chilean actor was found on June 7 in the apartment where he had been staying since his arrival in Medellín.
Chilean media such as La Tercera report that Alex had started his vacation on June 1 and that he planned to stay in Medellín until the 11th of the same month. Between those days, the actor he would have made meetings through Tinder with two women, who would now be the main suspects.
According to Eduardo, the actor’s brother, he arranged two meetings on Monday, June 3 and Thursday, June 6, the latter being the one that the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office has focused on. the investigation into his deathe, since later there were unusual movements on his cards.
Eduardo points out that Alex arrived with two women at the apartment he booked through the Airbnb platform in Medellín around 11:30 p.m., pointing out that his companions would have abandoned the place around 1:30 in the morning.
According to the security cameras reviewed by the Prosecutor’s Office, this would have been the last sighting with the life of actor Alex Araya.
“ They took their cards, we saw that they made trips through my brother’s Uber account and that’s how we realized that there are more people involved, that they were part of a group that is dedicated to doing these things. They also took his phone, made purchases with his cards at gasoline, supermarkets, at a jewelry store and they also made money orders,” Eduardo Araya told La Tercera on June 21.
The actor’s brother suggests that women they were able to drug Alex Araya with burundanga to obtain information about your cards, as well as personal data.
“ They left him naked on the bed, face down. He did not show signs of violence by third parties, but there is little clarity about what happened,” he told the Chilean media.
Eduardo Araya assures that both he and the actor’s family have been supported by the Chilean Consulate in ColombiaHowever, he highlights that no one informed them about their brother’s death. He even maintained that it was difficult to find out what happened from the press.
Until now, the cause of death of actor Alex Araya Castillo has not been confirmed.
Who was Alex Araya Castillo?
Alex Araya Castillo was born on November 19, 1982 in Antofagasta, Chile. He studied Civil Engineering at the Universidad Católica del Norte for one year, then study theater at the Universidad del Desarrollo and at Duoc UC, where he graduated as an actor.
Alex Araya He defined himself as “theatrical actor and technician” on his social networks, where he actively participated in a podcast called ‘Poder Hormiga’.
Information by Univision
