Health · Healthcare & Policy · 6 hrs ago
Manuel “Flaco” Ibáñez hospitalized as colleagues seek O-negative blood donors
Mexican actor Manuel “Flaco” Ibáñez has been hospitalized in Mexico City at Hospital ABC Santa Fe.
Colleagues, including Enrique Burak and Antonio de Valdés, are asking people to donate O-negative blood for him.
The 80-year-old actor is known for work in film, theatre and television, including the series Vecinos.
No diagnosis or reason for his hospital stay has been made public, and the hospital and his family have not issued an update, according to the information available.
In June, Ibáñez said he had surgery after doctors found an aortic aneurysm during tests related to his colon.
It is not known whether the current blood request is linked to that surgery or another treatment, and the number of units needed has not been stated.
His colleagues say the appeal for donors is continuing.
Manuel “Flaco” Ibáñez, an 80-year-old Mexican actor, was hospitalized in an emergency admission in Mexico City.
Colleagues are asking people to donate O-negative blood for him at Hospital ABC Santa Fe.
The reason for his hospitalization and his diagnosis have not been disclosed.
The hospital and Ibáñez’s family had not issued a public medical update, according to Infobae.
Ibáñez said in June that he had undergone surgery after doctors found an aortic aneurysm during tests related to his colon.
- Who
- Manuel “Flaco” Ibáñez, an 80-year-old actor.
- What
- He was hospitalized, and colleagues requested O-negative blood donations for him.
- When
- Reported on October 23, 2026. The date he was admitted was not stated.
- Where
- Hospital ABC Santa Fe in Mexico City.
- Why
- The reason for his hospitalization was not stated. Colleagues said he needs O-negative blood, but the reason for the request was not disclosed.
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Ibáñez said he had surgery after doctors detected an aortic aneurysm during tests related to his colon.
Infobae reported that Ibáñez had been hospitalized and colleagues were seeking O-negative blood donors.
- Age
- 80
- Hospital
- Hospital ABC Santa Fe
- Location
- Mexico City
- Requested blood type
- O-negative
- Previous surgery
- June 4, after doctors detected an aortic aneurysm
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