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Lua Blanco died at 39 after cancer diagnosis less than three months earlier
Brazilian actress and singer Lua Blanco died at 39 from intestinal cancer.
Her father, Billy Blanco Jr., said she was diagnosed in late July, after seeking medical help for severe abdominal pain.
Doctors found that the cancer had already spread, and she died less than three months after the diagnosis.
Blanco said he spent the last year living with his daughter and accompanied her through treatment at Brazil's National Cancer Institute.
He described her as hopeful and said she did not complain, while doctors gradually told the family that she was nearing death.
Her death has drawn attention to the rapid course of her illness, but no further plans or developments were reported.
Lua Blanco died aged 39 after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer less than three months earlier.
Her father, Billy Blanco Jr., said she was diagnosed at the end of July after seeking tests for severe abdominal pain.
She received treatment at Brazil’s National Cancer Institute, known as Inca.
Billy said doctors gradually told the family that Lua was nearing the end of her life.
He said she died peacefully with her mother holding her hand and a smile on her face.
- Who
- Lua Blanco, a Brazilian actress and singer, died aged 39.
- What
- She died from intestinal cancer after being diagnosed with metastatic cancer.
- When
- She died in October 2026. Sources differ on the date: one reports October 18, while her father’s account describes the early hours of Sunday, October 17.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- She died from intestinal cancer. Her diagnosis came after she sought tests for severe abdominal pain.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lua sought tests after experiencing severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with cancer that had already spread.
Lua died aged 39; sources give different dates, with her father’s account saying early Sunday, October 17, and one report identifying October 18.
Her father’s account of her final months was published in Brazilian news outlets.
- Age at death
- 39
- Diagnosis
- Cancer with metastasis
- Diagnosis timing
- End of July 2026
- Treatment
- National Cancer Institute (Inca)
- Father
- Billy Blanco Jr.
3 sources
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What people are saying
Lua departed in peace, in the early hours of Sunday (the 17th), with her mommy holding her hand, with a smile. Lua lives!
What could I do but seek the right treatment and believe in a cure.
The doctors, with great tact, gradually gave us the news that our Lua would be leaving.