Francisco San Martin, Days of Our Lives Actor, Dead at 39

Content warning: This article contains references to suicide.

A star is gone too soon.

Francisco San Martin-a Spanish actor who appeared in a number of soap operas as of Days of our lives and The Bull and the Beautiful–passed away on January 16 at his home, according to Deadline. He was 39.

According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, per the outlet, his cause of death was suicide.

San Martin was born on the Spanish island of Mallorca before growing up in Montana, according to the publication. He returned to Spain as a teenager, living in Madrid, where he began modeling and pursuing acting before eventually appearing in Spanish stage, TV and film productions.

San Martin was cast on Days of our lives in 2011 as Dario Hernandez, a petty thief who appears to be investigating a cold case. San Martin portrayed Hernandez for six months before his character moved to Argentina, with Jordi Vilasuso later portraying Hernandez in 2016.